nounUpper-intermediate

unemployment

US

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

UK

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

Meaning

The condition of people who are willing and able to work but cannot find jobs.

बेरोज़गारी वह स्थिति है जिसमें काम करने की इच्छा और क्षमता होने पर भी लोगों को नौकरी नहीं मिलती।

Examples

“High unemployment can make it difficult for recent graduates to find work.”

social issuemake it difficult to

“The government introduced training programs to reduce unemployment.”

government policyreduce unemployment

“Many workers became unemployed when the factory closed.”

word-family formbecome unemployed

Useful patterns

high, rising, or falling unemploymentthe unemployment ratea rise or fall in unemploymentreduce or tackle unemploymentunemployment among a group

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Word family

unemployed(adjective)
employ(verb)
employment(noun)

Common collocations

high unemploymentrising unemploymentunemployment ratereduce unemploymenttackle unemploymentlong-term unemployment

Common mistakes

Not natural: I am unemployment.

Better: I am unemployed.

Unemployment is a noun; use the adjective unemployed to describe a person without a job.

Unemployment संज्ञा है; नौकरी न होने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए विशेषण unemployed इस्तेमाल करें।

Not natural: The unemployment are rising.

Better: Unemployment is rising.

Unemployment is usually an uncountable noun, so it takes a singular verb.

Unemployment आम तौर पर अगणनीय संज्ञा है, इसलिए इसके साथ एकवचन क्रिया is आती है।

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Synonyms

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joblessnessbeing out of worklack of employmentworklessness
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Antonyms

Words with contrasting meaning

employmentfull employment

Learner tip

Use unemployment for the general situation and unemployed for a person: “Unemployment is high”; “She is unemployed.”

पूरी स्थिति के लिए unemployment और किसी व्यक्ति के लिए unemployed कहें: “Unemployment is high”; “She is unemployed.”

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What does unemployment usually describe?

Unemployment आम तौर पर किस स्थिति को बताता है?