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joblessness

n. 1 the state of being jobless or unemployed 2 the phenomenon or level of unemployment in an economy

Usage examples of "joblessness".

She understood, profoundly, the impact joblessness had on a person, a family.

Because if Jonah could deceive himself that joblessness was a force which kept their marriage a strained, platonic alliance, Fern could deceive herself that passionlessness was a force which kept her from painting.