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unemployment
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. unemployment
  2. 2. losing one's job
  3. 3. Unemployment
This noun refers to the state of losing one's job or being unemployed, often due to circumstances beyond one's control such as company downsizing. It is used in news, economic discussions, and formal contexts, and can be used as a verb with する.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The city's bright lights cast a long shadow of unemployment beneath them.

Sentence 2

Ironically, it wasn't until I lost my job that I saw how kind people could be.

Sentence 3

We'd like to strengthen support for unemployed people returning to work.

Sentence 4

People probably only see the outcome of unemployment, not what's behind it.

Sentence 5

I tried telling myself, "Even unemployed, I still have worth."