unemployment

noun

1. 失业；失业人数
   the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job
   1. an area of high/low unemployment
      失业率高 / 低的地区
   2. rising/falling unemployment
      上升的 / 下降的失业率
   3. It was a time of mass unemployment .
      当时有大批人失业。
   4. measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment
      旨在减少失业 / 缓解失业情况的措施
   5. the level/rate of unemployment
      失业人数 / 率
   6. unemployment benefit/statistics
      失业补贴 / 统计资料
2. 无业；没有工作
   the state of not having a job
   1. Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment .
      成千上万的青年正面临长期待业状况。

1. N-UNCOUNT 失业
   Unemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.
   1. ...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe...
      西欧失业率最高的地区
   2. Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.
      失业对个人和社会都有极大的负面影响。

1. The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
   欧洲出现了最严重的失业情况，这应当部分归咎于这项政策。
2. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment
   年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。
3. These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.
   这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。
4. Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.
   选民关心的主要是失业问题。
5. Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing
   昨天的失业数字令人沮丧。
6. Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month
   上个月失业率降到了6.9%。
7. They demanded a more expansionary economy to combat rising unemployment.
   他们要求发展扩张性的经济以应对升高的失业率。
8. By far the most important issue for them is unemployment
   对他们来说最重要的无疑就是失业问题。
9. Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year
   今年的失业人数可能会继续上升。
10. The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit.
    政府已经修改了有关领取失业救济金资格的规章制度。
11. Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment
    技术变革必然会导致失业。
12. Inflation has jacked up the rate of unemployment.
    通货膨胀导致了失业率的大幅攀升。
13. Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise.
    统一导致失业率猛增和社会动荡不安。
14. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%
    瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
15. Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
    已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。
16. The economic outlook is one of rising unemployment
    展望未来的经济，失业率将会上升。
17. The main problem is unemployment
    主要的问题是失业。
18. But the problems of inflation and unemployment still cause a lot of resentment.
    但是通货膨胀和失业问题仍然激起了很多人的怨恨。
19. Production has dropped while prices and unemployment have skyrocketed.
    物价和失业率猛涨的同时，生产却下降了。
20. Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment
    他们的国内改革未能解决失业问题。
21. The recession has resulted in an unavoidable increase in spending on unemployment benefit.
    经济萧条导致失业救济金的支出不可避免地增加。
22. I think that the underlying problem is education, unemployment and bad housing.
    我认为深层的问题在于教育、失业和糟糕的住房条件。
23. Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.
    失业对个人和社会都有极大的负面影响。
24. Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
    失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。
25. Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.
    许多白领，像股票经纪人和投资银行家，发现自己也失业了。
26. Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year
    今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
27. Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
    两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。
28. Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet
    失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。
29. The unemployment figures are not necessarily bound up with the rise of prices.
    失业数字不一定与物价上涨相关。
30. His whole life is a fight against poverty and unemployment.
    他的一生是与贫苦和失业斗争的一生。

noun

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