unemployment
n. state of not being employed; rate of unemployment (in a region, population, etc.) | ||||
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Unemployment Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
unemployment
Noun
1. the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"
(antonym) employment, employ
(hypernym) state
Noun
1. the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"
(antonym) employment, employ
(hypernym) state
| hEnglish - advanced version |
unemployment
unemployment
\un`em*ploy"ment\ (?), n. quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.
unemployment
n : the state of being unemployed or not having a job: "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" [ant: employment]
similar words(3)
unemployment rate
unemployment line
unemployment compensation
unemployment
\un`em*ploy"ment\ (?), n. quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.
unemployment
n : the state of being unemployed or not having a job: "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" [ant: employment]
similar words(3)
unemployment rate
unemployment line
unemployment compensation
Unemployment Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary |
Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force.
The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Unemployment
A situation which exists when members of the labor force wish to work at the prevailing wage or salary rates for their skills, but cannot get a job. The concept thus refers to "involuntary" unemployment only, rather than the voluntary decision of someone to choose leisure (or productive activity outside the cash economy such as housewifery) rather than gainful employment at prevailing rates of pay. Most post-World War II governments have made it a major goal of their economic policies to keep total unemployment in their national economies at relatively low levels (subject to certain practical constraints and trade-offs imposed by their pursuit of other important goals such as economic growth, low inflation , competitiveness in international trade, and so on).
[See also: unemployment rate , Phillips' curve , trade-off , macroeconomics ]
A situation which exists when members of the labor force wish to work at the prevailing wage or salary rates for their skills, but cannot get a job. The concept thus refers to "involuntary" unemployment only, rather than the voluntary decision of someone to choose leisure (or productive activity outside the cash economy such as housewifery) rather than gainful employment at prevailing rates of pay. Most post-World War II governments have made it a major goal of their economic policies to keep total unemployment in their national economies at relatively low levels (subject to certain practical constraints and trade-offs imposed by their pursuit of other important goals such as economic growth, low inflation , competitiveness in international trade, and so on).
[See also: unemployment rate , Phillips' curve , trade-off , macroeconomics ]
Unemployment Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Social Work in Canada |
Unemployment
when an individual is not employed, is looking for work, and is available for work.
when an individual is not employed, is looking for work, and is available for work.
Unemployment Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Unemployment
Unemployment is the state in which a worker wants, but is unable, to work. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indexes such as the Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators.
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