Look up: unemployment

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   Unemployment
   A measure of the number of workers that want to work but do not have jobs.
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   Unemployment
   The number of workers without a job who are willing and able to work
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   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 they usually work very hard.
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   unemployment
   [n] - the state of being unemployed or not having a job
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   unemployment
   the condition of lacking remunerated work, usually referring to adults of working age who would wish to be employed.
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   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...
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   unemployment
   Measured against the total labour force,the number of persons who are registered as being without work,seeking work and currently available for work(European Community Labour Force Survey) Category: Labour • any week in which you perform no services and receive no wages or perform less than full-time work if wages payable for that week are less than your weekly benefit amount Catego...
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   unemployment
   The state of not being engaged in a gainful occupation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   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`
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    Unemployment
    `Unemployment` is the state in which a person is without work, available to work, and is currently seeking work. The unemployment rate is used in economic studies and economic indexes such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators. The rate is determined by dividing the number of unemployed workers by the total civilian labor force.
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    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
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    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.
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    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]
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    Unemployment
    A measure of the number of workers that want to work but do not have jobs. Contrasts with employment.
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    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 receive them, those who have applied for benefits but w…
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    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 ...
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