UNEMPLOYMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being unemployed or not having a job

Example:

the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("unemployment" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Antonym:

employment (the state of being employed or having a job)