Translation of unemployment – English–Portuguese dictionary

unemployment

noun [ U ]
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
us
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
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the number of people who do not have a job that provides money
(taxa de) desemprego
Unemployment has fallen/risen again for the third consecutive month. A taxa de desemprego caiu/subiu novamente pelo terceiro mês consecutivo.
seguro desemprego
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(Translation of unemployment from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of unemployment | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

unemployment
/ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
desemprego [ masculine ]
Unemployment is rising. O desemprego está aumentando.
a high rate of unemployment uma alta taxa de desemprego

(Translation of unemployment from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of unemployment

unemployment
Sudden increases in unemployment, however, promote uncertainty even for those enjoying high employment protection.
Consequently, only the two most discussed economic variables in the literature - unemployment and inflation - are included.
The economic variables are seasonally adjusted measures of economic growth, inflation and unemployment.
But there is considerable crossnational variation in the extent to which claimants' unemployment benefits are reduced or refused for reasons of 'administrative infractions', beyond that.
For the same reason, however, it may be difficult to make this approach the centrepiece of a constructive nation-wide youth unemployment policy.
Furthermore, many feared that the economic upswing would again not be of long duration - after all, unemployment was very high around 1950.
The unemployed wished for more financing for unemployment benefits and social assistance and single parents claimed more financing of child benefits and family benefits.
Many theoretical and empirical papers provide support for the inclusion of some unemployment persistence in a macroeconomic model.
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Translations of unemployment

in Chinese (Traditional)
失業人數, 失業率, 失業(狀態)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
失业人数, 失业率, 失业(状态)…
in Spanish
desempleo, paro, prestación por desempleo…
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बेरोजगारी…
失業者数, 失業, 失業手当…
işsizlik sayısı, işsizlik, işsizlik (oranı)…
chômage [masculine], chômage…
desocupació, atur, prestació per desocupació…
werkloosheid…
சம்பளம் பெரும் வேலை இல்லாதவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை…
बेरोज़गार लोगों की संख्या, बेरोज़गारी…
બેકારી…
arbejdsløshed…
arbetslöshet…
pengangguran…
die Arbeitslosigkeit…
arbeidsledighet [masculine], arbeidsledighet, ledighet(stall)…
بیروزگاری…
безробіття…
నిరుద్యోగం…
বেকারত্ব…
nezaměstnanost…
pengangguran…
การว่างงาน, จำนวนผู้ว่างงาน…
tình trạng thất nghiệp, số người thất nghiệp…
bezrobocie…
실업률, 실업, 실업 수당…
disoccupazione, sussidio di disoccupazione…
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