Synonyms of joblessness

joblessness

noun

as in unemployment

Related Words

• unemployment
• removal
• nonemployment
• dismissal
• firing
• boot
• severance
• suspension
• sack
• discharge
• retirement
• liberty
• demotion
• layoff
• furlough
• leave

Dissimilar Words

• employment
• engagement
• hire
• employ
• recruitment
• assignment
• appointment
• enlistment
• tenure
• conscription
• incumbency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joblessness

The median spell of unemployment lasts about 11 weeks, and the average is more than six months, suggesting rising levels of long periods of joblessness. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

In August, the average unemployed person had been out of work for more than six months, the longest average stretch of joblessness since February 2022. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Futurists herald the imminent arrival of abundance, prosperity, and limitless joy and, equally, joblessness and purposelessness, never quite wrestling with the contradiction between those forecasts. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The one notable concern is the persistence of long-term joblessness despite the strong headline numbers. — John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026

There's a lot of joblessness and internal displacement of people who have had to flee their homes because of this violence. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The last three Democratic presidents inherited terrible economic conditions and had to spend to rescue the country from soaring joblessness, the housing crisis and the pandemic, respectively. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

In major urban centers, persistent joblessness has fueled a resurgence of anti-migrant rhetoric and vigilante violence targeting foreigners from neighboring African states, who are frequently accused of taking jobs and overloading local services. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

From the 2008 financial crisis to COVID, joblessness fell as the US economy grew. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026