joblessness in the PONS Dictionary

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For many years emigration and joblessness prevailed.
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Joblessness is taking its toll on the morale and confidence of the residents.
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In an economy that is increasingly unaccommodating of low-skill workers, joblessness and declining wages are related to growth in ghetto poverty.
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But such joblessness should affect both men and women, and it also doesn't explain the long-term trend of low women's workforce participation rates.
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The underclass experiences high levels of joblessness, and what little employment its members hold in the formal economy is best described as precarious labor.
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The signs and seeds of a private sector-government partnership to seriously tackle the issue of joblessness are emerging.
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While poverty is often associated with joblessness, a significant proportion of the poor are actually employed.
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Indeed, even as the rate of joblessness jumped to 7.1% in 2009, it remained far below the national average of 9.6%.
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Many in the lower socioeconomic levels, who live and operate in communities where joblessness is abundant, are often wholly divorced from work and work opportunities.
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In 1929 the union planned a mass march against joblessness, claiming 35,000 unemployed, but was unable to secure a parade permit from the police.
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