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Unemployment is defined as the situation of being without a job.

(noun)

If 10 percent of people in America are looking for work and cannot find it, this is an example of when the unemployment rate is 10 percent.
If you are fired from your job and do not have a new one, this is an example of unemployment.

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See unemployment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the state of being unemployed; lack of employment
the number or percentage of persons in the normal labor force who are out of work

See unemployment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily.
The percentage or number of people who are involuntarily unemployed: Unemployment has been shrinking throughout the recovery.
Unemployment compensation.

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