When people talk about theunemployment line, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed.
[US]
Many white-collar workers find themselves in the unemployment lines.
unemployment line in British English
(ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt laɪn)
noun
US
a queue of people seeking work, taken as a symbol of being unemployed
'I'm on the unemployment line,' said the 37-year-old father of two.
Mr Toscan was one of seven people the business took off the unemployment line whenit opened.
Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselvesin the unemployment line.