How to say unemployment in Japanese

JLPTN3
失業★【しつぎょうshitsugyou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • unemployment
  • losing one's job; becoming unemployed

Example Sentences

失業shitsugyou問題mondaiもさることながらmosarukotonagara、環境問題kankyoumondaiもmo大切taisetsuだda。
Although the unemployment problem can't be ignored, the environment problem is also very important.
不景気fukeikiのnoためtame失業率shitsugyouritsuはha５％％にniまでmade上昇joushouしたshita。
The unemployment rate went up to 5% because of the recession.
不況fukyouとはtoha経済活動keizaikatsudouのno低下teika、失業shitsugyouのno広がりhirogari、物価bukkaやya賃金chinginなどnadoのno下落gerakuがga目立つmedatsu時期jikiのnoことkotoであるdearu。
Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.
彼kareはha失業shitsugyouにni追いやられたoiyarareta。
He was forced into unemployment.
討論touronでdeのno重点juutenはha失業shitsugyou問題mondaiであったdeatta。
In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.

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