noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ double-digit ( esp. AmE ), high , huge , mass , massive , severe , widespread
▪ low
▪ growing , rising
▪ falling
▪ chronic
▪ involuntary
▪ long-term
▪ seasonal ( esp. BrE )
▪ structural
▪ graduate , youth
▪ rural ( esp. BrE ), urban
… OF UNEMPLOYMENT
▪ level , rate
VERB + UNEMPLOYMENT
▪ be faced with , face
▪ cause , create
▪ alleviate , bring down , cut , reduce
▪ increase
▪ combat , tackle
UNEMPLOYMENT + VERB
▪ climb , double , increase , rise , soar
▪
Unemployment climbed above two million.
▪ decline , fall
▪ average sth , remain sth , remain at sth , stand at sth
▪
Unemployment averaged 15% across the country.
▪ hit sth , reach sth
▪
Unemployment hit 10% in 1982.
▪
Unemployment reached 30%.
UNEMPLOYMENT + NOUN
▪ benefit ( BrE ), benefits ( esp. AmE ), compensation ( AmE ), cover ( BrE ), insurance ( esp. AmE )
▪
New claims for ~ benefits remain low.
▪ claims ( esp. AmE )
▪ data , figures , levels , numbers , percentage , rate , statistics , total
▪
The county's ~ rate has dropped to 9%.
▪ black spot ( BrE )
▪
This former mining town is now an ~ black spot.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
▪
Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.
PHRASES
▪ a period of ~
▪ a rise in ~ , an increase in ~
▪ a fall in ~