unemployment

[US]/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
[UK]/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hali ya ukosefu wa ajira au kutokuwa na ajira; idadi ya watu wasioshirikiwa kazini, au asilimia ya watu katika nchi au eneo fulani ambao hawajashiriki kazini.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

unemployment rate

kiwango cha ukosefu wa ajira

unemployment insurance

bima ya ukosefu wa ajira

unemployment benefit

faida ya ukosefu wa ajira

structural unemployment

ukosefu wa ajira wa muundo

recessive unemployment

ukosefu wa ajira wa kushushwa

unemployment insurance benefits

faida za bima ya ukosefu wa ajira

unemployment compensation

fidia za ukosefu wa ajira

Example Sentences

an unemployment black spot.

hotspot nyeusi ya ukosefu wa ajira.

unemployment is up and rising.

Umaskini wa ajala umeongezeka na unaongezeka.

Unemployment has risen steadily.

Ukosefu wa ajira umeongezeka kwa utulivu.

unemployment may generate a sense of political alienation.

ukosefu wa ajira unaweza kusababisha hisia ya kutengana na siasa.

unemployment was commonplace in his trade.

Umaskini wa ajala ulikuwa wa kawaida katika biashara yake.

unemployment due to automation will grow steadily.

Umaskini wa ajala unaotokana na automatisering utaongezeka kwa utulivu.

the unemployment rate rose almost fivefold.

Kiwango cha umaskini wa ajala kiliongezeka karibu mara tano.

pockets of unemployment in an otherwise affluent society.

vilele vya ukosefu wa ajira katika jamii yenye mali nyingi vinginevyo.

In the short run, unemployment may fall.

Ikiwa ni katika muda mfupi, umaskini wa ajala unaweza kushuka.

some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment

baada ya dawa fulani iliyoandikwa kama tiba ya umaskini wa ajala

Unemployment figures are remaining obstinately high.

Takwimu za ukosefu wa ajira zinaendelea kuwa za juu sana.

Statisticians predict a fall in unemployment by 2004.

Wataalamu wa takwimu watabashiri kushuka kwa umaskini wa ajala ifikapo mwaka wa 2004.

He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment.

Alitoa hotuba kuhusu mandio ya umaskini wa ajala wa vijana.

the unemployment rate will soar above its present level.

Kiwao cha umaskini wa ajala kitaongezeka juu ya kiwango chake cha sasa.

the huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.

Kuongezeka kwa umaskini wa ajala ilikuwa matokeo ya kupunguzwa kwa matumizi.

Real-world Examples

I was able to have unemployment insurance.

Niliweza kuwa na bima ya ukosefu wa ajira.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

So the legacy will be high unemployment for some time.

Kwa hivyo, urithi utakuwa ukosefu wa ajira wa hali ya juu kwa muda.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

The government hasn't been able to slow youth unemployment.

Serikali haijawahi kuweza kudhibiti ukosefu wa ajira miongoni mwa vijana.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

And remember that it's not just unemployment, Finn, but underemployment, too.

Na kumbuka kwamba sio ukosefu wa ajira tu, Finn, lakini pia ukosefu wa kazi.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

The pace of tightening would normally be expected to drive up unemployment.

Kiufupi, inatarajiwa kwamba kupunguza kasi kutapanua ukosefu wa ajira.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

How do you answer the accusation that your policies have caused high unemployment?

Unajibu jinsi gani tuhuma ya kwamba sera zako zimesababisha ukosefu wa ajira wa hali ya juu?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

First, there is the structural unemployment caused by the mismatch between supply and demand.

Kwanza, kuna ukosefu wa ajira wa muundo unaosababishwa na kutofanya kazi kati ya mahitaji na ugavi.

Source: Global Times Reading Selection

Despite lower gas prices and lower unemployment recently, retail sales have lagged.

Licha ya bei za chini za mafuta na ukosefu wa ajira wa chini hivi karibuni, mauzo ya reja yamecheleweka.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

Between grandma's funeral and father's unemployment, our family was then in reduced circumstances.

Kati ya mazishi ya bibi na ukosefu wa ajira wa baba, familia yetu ilikuwa katika hali mbaya.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

The U.S. Unemployment Rate eventually hit 10 percent.

Kiwango cha ukosefu wa ajira nchini Marekani kilihit 10%.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

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