Look up: unemployment


  1. Unemployment
    A measure of the number of workers that want to work but do not have jobs.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/u.html

  2. Unemployment
    The number of workers without a job who are willing and able to work
    Found op http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/glossary/index.htm?glosid=495

  3. Unemployment
    Rates of unemployment measure the proportion of people who are ‘economically active` and available for work but cannot get a paid job. A person who is ‘out of work` is not necessarily unemployed in the sense of having nothing to do. Housewives, for instance, don`t receive any pay, but th...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20212

  4. unemployment
    [n] - the state of being unemployed or not having a job
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=unemployment

  5. unemployment
    the condition of lacking remunerated work, usually referring to adults of working age who would wish to be employed.
    Found op http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3/PDF/Glos.pdf

  6. unemployment
    Lack of paid employment. The unemployed are usually defined as those out of work who are available for and actively seeking work. Unemployment is measured either as a total or as a percentage of...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  7. unemployment
    The state of not being engaged in a gainful occupation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?unemployment

  8. unemployment
    noun the state of being unemployed or not having a job; `unemployment is a serious social evil`; `the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unemployment



  1. unemployment
    The state of an individual looking for a paying job but not having one. Does not include full-time students, the retired, children, or those not actively looking for a paying job. Contexts: labor; macro; data
    Found op http://www.econterms.com/glossary.cgi?query=unemployment

  2. Unemployment
    • (n.) Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/unemployment/

  3. unemployment
    the condition of one who is capable of working, actively seeking work, but unable to find any work. It is important to note that to be considered ... [120 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/8

  4. Unemployment
    A measure of the number of workers that want to work but do not have jobs. Contrasts with employment.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/u.html

  5. Unemployment
    Unemployment (or joblessness), as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividin...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment

  6. unemployment
    The condition of those members of the labor force who did no work but were seeking work, were awaiting recall from layoffs, or to begin a new job within thirty days. This includes persons receiving unemployment insurance benefits, those who have delayed filing for benefits but were eligible to recei...
    Found op http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.jsp?EINTRAG_ID=5144

  7. unemployment
    unemployment, condition of one who is able to work but unable to find work. Once assumed to be voluntary, idleness was punishable by law; however it is now recognized that unemployment often arises from factors beyond the control of the individual worker. Unemployment may be due to seasonal layoffs ...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A0850018.html

  8. unemployment
    Lack of paid employment. The unemployed are usually defined as those out of work who are available for and actively seeking work. Unemployment is measured either as a total or as a percentage of those who are available for work, known as the working population, or labour force. Periods of widespread...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006139.html

  9. unemployment
    1) Dismissal 2) Job loss 3) Laying-off 4) Severance 5) State
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/unemployment/1

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