joblessness

joblessness: jobless job‧less ¹ [ˈdʒɒbləs ǁ ˈdʒɑːb-] adjective

without a job; = UNEMPLOYED:

• 1000 jobless workers have still not received their cheques.

• Britain's jobless total (= the number of people without a job ) rose to three million.

— joblessness noun [uncountable] :

• Joblessness is steadily rising.

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jobless UK US /ˈdʒɒbləs/ adjective ECONOMICS

► if someone is jobless, they do not have a job: »Welfare reforms are exploring new initiatives for those who have been jobless for a year or more.
the jobless count/rate/total »The jobless rate always rises in the summer months as new graduates enter the workforce.

joblessness noun [U]

► »An increase in joblessness could see credit card debt rise out of control.

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jobless UK US /ˈdʒɒbləs/ noun [plural] ECONOMICS

● the jobless — Cf. the jobless

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