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unemployment meaning in French

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unemployment (joblessness)
noun
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt]
[US: ˌʌ.nəm.ˌplɔɪ.mənt]

chômage◼◼◼nom {m}Unemployment is high. = Le chômage est élevé.

unemployment benefit [unemployment benefits] (money paid to the unemployed)
noun
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt ˈbe.nɪ.fɪt]
[US: ˌʌ.nəm.ˌplɔɪ.mənt ˈbe.nə.ˌfɪt]

allocation chômage◼◼◼nom {f}

structural unemployment ((economics) a type of unemployment)
noun

chômage structurel◼◼◼nom {m}

technological unemployment (unemployment caused by the replacement of workers by machines)
noun

chômage technologique◼◼◼nom {m}