unemployment
noun
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt
noun
1
the
number
of
people
in
a
particular
country
or
area
who
cannot
get
a
job
失业人数
2
when
someone
does
not
have
a
job
失业
Closure
of
the
plant
means
80
workers
are
facing
unemployment.
这家工厂的关闭意味着 80 个工人面临失业。
3
money
paid
regularly
by
the
government
to
people
who
have
no
job
[美] 失业救济金
AmE
on
unemployment
He’s
been
on
unemployment
for
two
months.
他已经领了两个月的失业救济金。