unemployment

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

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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 nUK (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 nUS (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 nusually 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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Spanish:

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

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