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• n  the state of being unemployed or not having a job
  unemployment is a serious social evil
  the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy

• The nation's unemployment rate climbed last month to 9.
• After years of downplaying its unemployment problems, now even Vice Minister Wang Dongjin from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security describes China's jobs crunch as "grim.
• Long-term unemployment is a hallmark of the current recession; it may also characterize America's recovery.

• employment

News & Articles

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• Stephens County unemployment rate dips to 4.1 percent
  Unemployment in Stephens County is sitting at 4.1 percent, which is lower than the state average and the averages of the surrounding states.
  June 17, 2013 - The Duncan Banner
• US unemployment benefit applications fall to 334K
  US unemployment benefit applications fall to 334K Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:19 am, Thursday, June 13, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, a decline that suggests ...
  June 16, 2013 - seattlepi.com
• Weekly US unemployment benefit applications fall to 334K, near a five-year low
  Weekly US unemployment benefit applications fall to 334K, near a five-year low WASHINGTON (AP) — Weekly US unemployment benefit applications fall to 334K, near a five-year low.
  June 16, 2013 - seattlepi.com

Quotes

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• Ben Bernanke in AFP
  Despite the unwelcome rise in the unemployment rate that was reported last week, the risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so,said Bernanke. "Over the remainder of 2008,...
• John Boehner in The Associated Press
  Unemployment is near 10 percent. The American people continue to ask, where are the jobs? But the president keeps whining and indulging in childish partisan attacks,Boehner said in a statement. "How out of touch can he get?"
• Mitch McConnell in Daytona Beach News-Journal
  The only reason the unemployment extension hasn't passed is because Democrats simply refuse to pass a bill that doesn't add to the debt,said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.