[{"word":"unemployment","phonetic":"/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The state of having no job; joblessness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Unemployment made Jack depressed."},{"definition":"The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime."},{"definition":"The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April."},{"definition":"A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work."},{"definition":"An instance or period of joblessness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use."}],"synonyms":["joblessness","unwork","worklessness"],"antonyms":["employment"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unemployment"]}]