unemployment-n; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: not working

Commentary: the state of being unemployed or not having a job

Examples:
Unemployment is a serious social evil.
The rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: number of people who are not working

Commentary: the number of people who are not employed

Examples:
Unemployment was up considerably this year.

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