JOBLESSNESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

joblessness

noun

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Recent Examples of joblessness The median spell of unemployment lasts about 11 weeks, and the average is more than six months, suggesting rising levels of long periods of joblessness. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 In August, the average unemployed person had been out of work for more than six months, the longest average stretch of joblessness since February 2022. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Futurists herald the imminent arrival of abundance, prosperity, and limitless joy and, equally, joblessness and purposelessness, never quite wrestling with the contradiction between those forecasts. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The one notable concern is the persistence of long-term joblessness despite the strong headline numbers. — John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026 There's a lot of joblessness and internal displacement of people who have had to flee their homes because of this violence. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 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

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unemployment

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Indeed, international economists, including those at the IMF, are urging Beijing to spend more on basic welfare — medical cover, unemployment benefits, pensions — to boost consumer spending power.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, the unemployment rate is still low and eggs no longer cost more than $6 a dozen.

— Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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