Synonyms for unemployment
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of having no job; joblessness.
Unemployment made Jack depressed.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- unemployments
Example sentences
- disoccupation Morocco has a high percentage of disoccupation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unemployment | falling | |
| joblessness | falling | |
| unwork | falling | |
| disoccupation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unwork
- 11 letters
- joblessness3
- 12 letters
- worklessness
- 13 letters
- disoccupation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (joblessness3 = 3 syllables).