unemployment

• Substantivo que designa a situação de quem não tem trabalho remunerado ou a taxa da população que procura emprego ativamente e não consegue encontrá-lo.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being without a paid job, or the number of people in a population who are actively seeking work but unable to find it.

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1. Lack of workB1formal

   The state of being without a paid job while actively seeking work.

   Desemprego

   • Unemployment rates have risen sharply this year.
   • He has been struggling with unemployment for six months.
   • The government introduced new policies to reduce unemployment.

   Antônimosemploymentjobwork

2. Economic indicatorB2formal

   A measure of the number of people in a population who are jobless and looking for work.

   Desemprego

   • The unemployment figures were released by the statistics office.
   • Economists analyze unemployment data to assess the health of the economy.
   • High unemployment often leads to social and economic problems.

   Sinônimosunemployment rate

   Antônimosemployment