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unemployment line

 

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Noun unemployment line has 1 sense
  1. unemployment line - a queue of people waiting for employment
    --1 is a kind of
    queue, waiting line

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Unemployment Line

Description: The term "unemployment line" refers to the physical queue or line of unemployed individuals who are waiting to receive benefits or assistance from a government agency or employment office. It symbolizes the economic struggle and hardship faced by individuals who are currently without work.

1. Noun - Physical Queue: The physical line of unemployed individuals waiting to receive unemployment benefits or find job placements.

Example Sentence: The long unemployment line stretched around the block, highlighting the dire state of the job market.

2. Idiom - Symbol of Economic Struggle: Used figuratively to represent the overall state of unemployment and economic hardship in society.

Example Sentence: As the pandemic worsened, more and more people found themselves joining the unemployment line, searching desperately for opportunities.

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