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?yàn)槭I(yè)嚴(yán)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(xiàn)在正經(jīng)歷規(guī)模空前的失業(yè)現(xiàn)象。
6. Are you entitled to unemployment benefit?
   你有資格領(lǐng)取失業(yè)救濟(jì)金嗎？
7. Unemployment has gone up again.
   失業(yè)人數(shù)又上升了。
8. In this period, unemployment reaches record levels.
   這段時間的失業(yè)人數(shù)又達(dá)到了創(chuàng)紀(jì)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(shù)字或比率：
例句：
Unemployment has been shrinking throughout the recovery.
經(jīng)過復(fù)蘇階段，失業(yè)率已經(jīng)開始下降

Unemployment compensation.
失業(yè)救濟(jì)，失業(yè)補(bǔ)償