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unemployment; loss of a job

NounSino-Korean: 失業

  1. 1

    unemployment; loss of a job

    A state of losing a job.

    Korean definition: 직업을 잃음.

    • After losing his job, my father didn't look for suitable work and only drank.

    • The government implemented policies to stabilize the lives of workers who lost their jobs and help them find reemployment.

  2. 2

    being unemployed; being jobless; loss of a job

    A state in which a person willing or able to work loses a job or has not been given a chance to work.

    Korean definition: 일할 생각과 능력이 있는 사람이 일자리를 잃거나 일할 기회를 얻지 못하는 상태.

    • The prolonged economic recession caused large-scale unemployment.

    • The number of young people unable to find jobs keeps growing, and youth unemployment is at a serious level.