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Common collocations with unemployment in American Collocation

unemployment noun uncountable

US /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

high/low

high
low
mass
massive
widespread

He was brought up in a community in which there was mass unemployment.

lasting for a long time

chronic
long-term
persistent

We need new ways of tackling the old problems of persistent unemployment, family breakdown, and low expectations.

getting higher/lower

falling
growing
increasing
rising
soaring

Consumers are putting off major purchases, partly because they are afraid of rising unemployment.

types of unemployment

graduate
hidden
involuntary
male
seasonal
structural
youth

Keynes had great difficulty persuading the economics profession that there could be structural unemployment.

reduce unemployment

alleviate
combat
cut
halve
lower
reduce
relieve
tackle

New Deal was launched in order to tackle long-term unemployment.

end unemployment

abolish
eliminate

This economic growth will create new jobs and eliminate unemployment.

experience unemployment

experience
face
suffer

Young people are more likely to experience unemployment than older age groups.

increase unemployment

increase

This will make the country less competitive and may increase unemployment.

cause unemployment

cause
create
lead to

Factories closed, causing widespread unemployment.

rise

double
increase
rise
soar

Unemployment rose unexpectedly in the three months to August, according to official figures.

We see miserable workers leaving a factory and the caption ‘Unemployment hits 3 million’.

fall

decline
decrease
drop
fall
halve

As a result, youth unemployment has fallen dramatically, down 90 per cent since 1997.