unemployment

n.

1. 失业
   • The riots took place against a background of widespread unemployment.
     暴乱是在普遍失业的情况下发生的。
   • A rapid rise in price soon eventuated in mass unemployment.
     物价迅速上涨, 结果造成了大量失业。
2. 失业(人数), 失业率
   • Unemployment among married women reached a peak.
     在已婚女性中失业率达到了峰值。
   • There is an equation between unemployment and rising crime levels.
     失业人数增加则犯罪数量增加。
   • Unemployment was high despite the gains of the civil rights movement.
     尽管民权运动有所进展, 失业率仍然很高。