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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•em•ploy•ment (un′em ploi′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the state of being unemployed, esp. involuntarily:Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- Economicsthe number of persons who are unemployed.
- Economics, Informal Terms[Informal.]See unemployment benefit.
- un-1 + employment 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unemployment /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ n - the condition of being unemployed
- the number of unemployed workers, often as a percentage of the total labour force
un•em•ployed /ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - not employed;
having no job. - not currently in use.
- not productively used:unemployed capital.
n. - the unemployed, [plural* used with a plural verb] persons without jobs.
un•em•ploy•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•em•ployed (un′em ploid′),USA pronunciation adj. - not employed;
without a job;
out of work:an unemployed secretary. - not currently in use:unemployed productive capacity.
- not productively used:unemployed capital.
n. - (used with a pl. v.) people who do not have jobs (usually prec. by the):programs to help the unemployed.
- un-1 + employ + -ed2 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unoccupied, idle, at liberty, jobless.
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