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Hello Could you please explain ”unemployment situation” ?

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Justwondering profile picture JustwonderingNovember 2021
(I’m a native English speaker from the US.)

Short answer: I think we need more context.

Long answer:
”Unemployment situation” doesn’t sound like something a native English speaker would say.

The census might ask you about your ”employment situation.” That would mean they are asking if you are employed full-time, employed part-time, unemployed, or underaged.

The news might say that there are too many people on unemployment for the economy to support. They could, I suppose, call that the ”umemployment situation.”
AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgNovember 2021
”unemployment situation” is commonly used as a collocation in British English (and also Australian English).

It describes the general situation in a country regarding the percentage who are unemployed and how difficult it is for someone to find a job.
  • Razi7272 profile picture Razi7272November 2021
    Thank you so much ⚘you are right . I’ve seen this collocation in a British book ⚘