Unemployment

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

Scrabble:21 ptsWWF:27 pts12 letters
Definition of Unemployment

noun

  1. The state of having no job; joblessness.

    "Unemployment made Jack depressed."

  2. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

    "Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime."

  3. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

    "Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April."

  4. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

    "All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work."

  5. An instance or period of joblessness.

    "Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use."

Anagrams of Unemployment

No exact anagrams found for "unemployment". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Unemployment"

Unemployment is a 12-letter word that scores 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Unemployment" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "unemployment" is a high-scoring word.