un‧em‧ploy‧ment S2 W2 /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: employee, employer, employment ≠ unemployment, unemployed, employ; adjective: employed ≠ unemployed, employable ≠ unemployable; verb: employ]

1. the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job:
a town where there is high unemployment

2. when someone does not have a job:
Closure of the plant means 80 workers are facing unemployment.

3. American English money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job
on unemployment
He’s been on unemployment for two months.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

unemployment
noun
ADJ. considerable, high, huge, large-scale, mass, massive, serious, severe, widespread | low | rising | falling | long-term, permanent | short-term, temporary | recurrent, seasonal | structural | graduate, school-leaver, youth | rural, urban
QUANT. level, rate
VERB + UNEMPLOYMENT be faced with, face | cause, create | alleviate, bring down, cut, keep down, reduce | increase | combat, tackle
UNEMPLOYMENT + VERB hit sb Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular.
climb, double, increase, rise, soar Unemployment climbed above two million.
decline, fall | average sth, stand at sth Unemployment averaged 15% across the country.
reach sth, touch sth Unemployment touched 30%.
UNEMPLOYMENT + NOUN benefit, money, pay, payments, relief | compensation, cover, insurance | data, figures, levels, numbers, percentage, rate, statistics, total | crisis, problem | blackspot This former mining town is now an unemployment blackspot.
trap The unemployment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be worse off in a low-paid job.
PREP. ~ among Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.
PHRASES a period of unemployment, a rise/an increase/a fall in unemployment

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

unemployment

high
They live in an area where unemployment is high.
low
The area has the lowest unemployment in Europe.
rising/falling unemployment
Rising unemployment led to more crime.
mass unemployment (=when very large numbers of people are unemployed)
the mass unemployment of the 1930s
long-term unemployment (=when people are unemployed for a long period of time)
It can be difficult to help people out of long-term unemployment.
large-scale unemployment (=when a lot of people are unemployed)
Large-scale unemployment among young people could have terrible social consequences.
massive unemployment
These measures could result in massive unemployment in the construction industry.
serious/severe unemployment
After the pit closed, the town experienced severe unemployment.
widespread unemployment (=in many places)
The collapse of the currency led to widespread unemployment.
youth/male/female unemployment (=the number of young people/men/women unemployed)
Youth unemployment there has reached 50 percent.
reduce/cut/bring down unemployment
The government is spending more on projects to cut unemployment.
cause unemployment
People blamed immigrants for causing unemployment.
combat/fight unemployment
The government's first priority is to combat unemployment.
unemployment increases/rises
During their term in office unemployment increased by 50 percent.
unemployment soars (=increases quickly to a high level)
The economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.
a rise/increase in unemployment
The crisis meant a sharp rise in unemployment.
a fall/reduction in unemployment
We are hoping to see a fall in unemployment.
the unemployment rate
The unemployment rate was 17 percent.
the level of unemployment
The level of unemployment among young people is rising.
unemployment figures/statistics
They publish monthly unemployment figures for the UK.
an unemployment blackspot British English (=an area where there is higher unemployment than in other places)
The town became an unemployment blackspot after the factory closure.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

unemployment
noun
BAD: The unemployment is a serious problem in my country.
GOOD: Unemployment is a serious problem in my country.

Usage Note:
See THE 4 (the)

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