unemployed

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Không có việc làm, thất nghiệp

BrE /ʌnˈɛmplɔɪd/ AmE /ʌnˈɛmplɔɪd/

adjective en → vi

1 WITHOUT JOBS [non-past] A2

Không có việc làm, thất nghiệp

not having a job, or not working regularly because you cannot find work

  • be unemployed

Collocations long-term unemployment · unemployment benefits

  • He has been unemployed for six months.

    Anh ấy đã thất nghiệp trong sáu tháng.

2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE [non-past] B2

Tỷ lệ thất nghiệp

the number of people who are not working, expressed as a percentage of the total workforce or the population aged 16 and over

  • the unemployment rate

Collocations high/low unemployment rate · unemployment statistics

  • The unemployment rate in the country has risen to 10 percent.

    Tỷ lệ thất nghiệp trong nước đã tăng lên 10 phần trăm.