沒有工作的狀態與其延伸
三個意思都回到同一個畫面：有人沒有工作。
jobless rate · noun · B1
The number of people in a country or area who want a job but cannot get one.
失業（率）
核心畫面
Picture one person who wants to work but has no job — out of work. That single 'not-working' state is the seed: the country's rate just counts how many people are in it, and the benefit is the money paid out because of it.
可以想成一個人明明想工作、卻找不到工作，正處在『沒有工作』的狀態。這個『失去工作』的畫面比較像整個字的起點：把全國處…更多收起
可以想成一個人明明想工作、卻找不到工作，正處在『沒有工作』的狀態。這個『失去工作』的畫面比較像整個字的起點：把全國處在這種狀態的人加起來，就成了失業率；政府為了這些人固定發的錢，就是失業救濟金。One branch
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unemploymentnoun/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
- 1
The state of having no job; joblessness.
- Unemployment made Jack depressed.
- In 1928, an arrangement was made between the Government of Northern Ireland and the N.C.C. for the construction of a loop line as an unemployment scheme.
- 2
The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
- Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
- 3
The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
- Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
- 4
A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
- All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
- 5
An instance or period of joblessness.
- Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。