unemployment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′em ploi′mənt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
unemployment n (person: being out of work) (ES)paro nm
  desempleo nm
 Long-term unemployment is extremely demoralizing.
 Mucho tiempo de desempleo es extremadamente desmoralizador.
unemployment n (jobless total)desempleo nm
  (ES)paro nm
 Unemployment fell for a third month, encouraging economists.
 El desempleo cayó por tercer mes consecutivo, alentando a los economistas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
unemployment benefit n UK (allowance paid to [sb] out of work)subsidio de desempleo nm + loc adj
  (ES)subsidio de paro nm + loc adj
  (ES)paro nm
 I had a hard time because I was on unemployment benefit for six months.
 Pasé tiempos difíciles porque tuve subsidio de desempleo durante seis meses.
unemployment compensation n US (allowance paid to those out of work)subsidio de desempleo nm + loc adj
  (ES)subsidio de paro nm + loc adj
  (ES)paro nm
 Following his injury at work he was able to claim unemployment compensation.
unemployment figure n usually plural (econ: jobless data)tasa de desempleo loc nom f
  cifra de desempleados loc nom f
  nivel de desempleo loc nom m
unemployment insurance n (tax collected for social security)seguro de desempleo grupo nom
 He had to pay a percentage of his earnings for unemployment insurance.
 Tiene que pagar un porcentaje de sus ingresos para el seguro de desempleo.
unemployment rate n (percentage of population without jobs)tasa de desempleo grupo nom
 The unemployment rate is climbing towards 11%.
 La tasa de desempleo está subiendo al 11%.
  (ES)tasa de paro grupo nom
 La tasa de paro está subiendo al 11%.
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'unemployment' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dismissal pay - distressed area - dole - on the dole - sign on
Spanish:
desempleo - desocupación - paro - cesantía - subsidio de desempleo - cola del paro - paro cíclico - paro encubierto - paro estacional - paro estructural - paro forzoso - prestación por desempleo - reducir el desempleo - seguro de desempleo - tasa de desempleo - tasa de desempleo abierto - tasa de paro

Collocations: [youth, national, graduate] unemployment, unemployment among [young people, college graduates], [rising, increasing, high] unemployment, more...

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