# unemployment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ · frequency rank #4,994

## Definitions
1. The state of having no job; joblessness.
2. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
3. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
4. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
5. An instance or period of joblessness.

## Etymology
From un- + employment.

## Common misspellings (19)
`nuemployment`, `uenmployment`, `unemlpoyment`, `unemmployment`, `unemplloyment`, `unemplomyent`, `unemployemnt`, `unemploymennt`, `unemploymentt`, `unemploymetn`, `unemploymment`, `unemploymnet`, `unemployyment`, `unemplyoment`, `unempolyment`, `unempployment`, `unepmloyment`, `unmeployment`, `unnemployment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unemployment