joblessnessn.
/ˈdʒɒbləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑbləsnəs/ The state or condition of being unemployed.
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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > unemployment
disemployment1651
unwork1854
worklessness1881
unemploy1887
unemployment1888
out-of-workness1903
joblessness1911
1911 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 20 Dec. 2/2 Whenever a fellow is out of a job the world seems a terrible place: He feels in his inside..a fear—his joblessness seems a disgrace.
1923 Public Opinion 30 Mar. 304/1 He means not the fear of foremen so much as the fear of joblessness.
1964 Economist 11 Jan. 110/1 The realities behind joblessness.
2003 Prospect Sept. 13/1 Nor is all of Europe the unemployment black hole it is said to be. Although joblessness is very high in some countries, it is lower in others.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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