JOBLESSNESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

joblessness

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Recent Examples of joblessness The last three Democratic presidents inherited terrible economic conditions and had to spend to rescue the country from soaring joblessness, the housing crisis and the pandemic, respectively. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 In major urban centers, persistent joblessness has fueled a resurgence of anti-migrant rhetoric and vigilante violence targeting foreigners from neighboring African states, who are frequently accused of taking jobs and overloading local services. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 From the 2008 financial crisis to COVID, joblessness fell as the US economy grew. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 And people of African descent disproportionately face long-term joblessness, ongoing climate disaster, and lack of health care. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Youth joblessness has been a particular sore point for official statistics. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Industrial production fell and joblessness jumped. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The Philippines’ underemployment rate surged to its highest in nearly three years in April even as joblessness eased, with transport workers spending less hours on the road due to high oil prices. — Ditas B Lopez, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026 The joblessness and despair of the Great Depression has created a debilitating culture at this small traveling business where everyone is living on top of each other and driving each other to more and more distressing extremes. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

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unemployment

Noun

Structural inflation, fueled by government deficits, AI investments, low unemployment rates, growing trade barriers and energy disruptions, is reshaping the landscape for markets, according to Fidelity International.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
If unemployment for this group goes from, say, five per cent to ten per cent, their confidence in the job market, already rapidly trending downward, will dive toward a true bottom.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

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