Antonyms for unemployment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uhn-em-ploi-muh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt

Definition of unemployment

Origin : 1888, from un- (1) "not" + employment.

As in layoff : noun dismissal from job or responsibility
As in leisure : noun free time and its activities
As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
As in inactivity : noun inaction
As in inertness : noun inaction
As in inoperativeness : noun inaction
As in depression : noun economic decline
As in idleness : noun laziness, inaction

Example sentences :

The best results were obtained in the sphere of unemployment.
Extract from : « The World in Chains » by John Mavrogordato

The most radical provision of the new bill is that which deals with unemployment.
Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling

We hear of the prevention of unemployment, the removal of the bugbear of "losing the job."
Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge

The special and solid result of the reign of the employers has been—unemployment.
Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton

The unemployment problem will be dealt with by the State, and dealt with so that there will be no unemployment problem.
Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson

One was treated as if one was a sort of unemployment bureau.
Extract from : « Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 » by Sir Stanley Maude

Unemployment is caused by the exactions of the capitalist class.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

Yet the labour market is as over-stocked, and unemployment and poverty are as great, as ever.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

For him a short spell of unemployment means starvation and despair.
Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker

Thus the relation of vagrancy to unemployment is amply demonstrated.
Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs

Synonyms for unemployment

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