名詞 unemployment:

1. the state of being unemployed or not having a job

1. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce.
   因為失業(yè)嚴重，求職的競爭十分激烈。
2. The specter of unemployment hunted the country.
   失業(yè)的幽靈在這個國家作祟。
3. There is a chronic unemployment problem in America.
   在美國存在長期失業(yè)問題。
4. The increasing unemployment caused social unrest.
   不斷增加的失業(yè)引起了社會騷亂。
5. We are seeing unemployment on an unprecedented scale.
   我們現在正經歷規(guī)?？涨暗氖I(yè)現象。
6. Are you entitled to unemployment benefit?
   你有資格領取失業(yè)救濟金嗎？
7. Unemployment has gone up again.
   失業(yè)人數又上升了。
8. In this period, unemployment reaches record levels.
   這段時間的失業(yè)人數又達到了創(chuàng)紀錄水平。

un.em.ploy.ment

n.（名詞）
The state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily.
失業(yè)狀態(tài)：未就業(yè)狀態(tài)，尤其是非自愿性的
The percentage or number of people who are involuntarily unemployed:
失業(yè)率：非自愿性失業(yè)人口的數字或比率：
例句：
Unemployment has been shrinking throughout the recovery.
經過復蘇階段，失業(yè)率已經開始下降

Unemployment compensation.
失業(yè)救濟，失業(yè)補償