unemployment
n[U]
(a) state of being unemployed 失业; 失业状况
300 workers face unemployment 300名工人面临失业
throughout the period of your unemployment 在你失业的整个期间.
(b) amount of unused labour 失业人数
reduce unemployment, eg by creating jobs 减少失业人数(如藉创造就业机会)
the rising level of unemployment 不断增长的失业率
[attrib 作定语]
the monthly unemployment figures 每月的失业人数.