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| antiunemployment |
combined form of unemployment. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics |
a research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that collects and compiles statistical information, providing such measures as Consumer Price Index, inflation rate, and unemployment rate. |
| depression |
an economic state in which business is very bad, unemployment is very high, and poverty is widespread. (See recession1.) [2/7 definitions] |
| Luddite |
any of a group of British laborers who between 1811 and 1816 destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use produced unemployment. |
| means test |
an inquiry into a person's financial status and economic resources, esp. to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation, welfare payments, low-cost housing, or the like. |
| stagflation |
an economic condition marked by a high rate of inflation together with a decline in business activity and an increase in unemployment. |
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