unemployment B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #10195 Meanings 1 noun The state of not having a job. Years of unemployment left him feeling depressed. 2 noun The number of people without jobs in a country, often given as a percentage. Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of not having a job. joblessness More unworkworklessness ↔ Opposites employmentreemployment Word family Derived forms antiunemploymentfunemployment Related forms unemployed Common collocations unemployment compensation Noun + noun Etymology AI details From un- + employment. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unemployment **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 10195 ## Meanings 1. The state of not having a job. 2. The number of people without jobs in a country, often given as a percentage. ## Examples - Years of unemployment left him feeling depressed. - Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April. ## Synonyms - joblessness - unwork - worklessness ## Antonyms - employment - reemployment ## Derived Forms - antiunemployment - funemployment ## Related Forms - unemployed ## Etymology From un- + employment. ## AI Etymology Unemployment is from un- + employment. The surface analysis is un- + employment. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean the state of not having a job, or the number of people without jobs in a country, often given as a percentage. Derived formations include antiunemployment, funemployment. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown