All unemployment synonyms
un·em·ploy·ment
U u noun unemployment
- layoff — the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- early retirement — retirement before established age
- loafing — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- droning — to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
- bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- joblessness — without a job.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lazing — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
- inertness — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- leisure — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- disuse — discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
- otiosity — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- furlough — Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.