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unemployability

unemployability

7.4
Not being able to get or keep a job
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪlɪti/
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  • Rehabilitation programs aim to reduce unemployability among individuals with disabilities.

Examples

  • Many young men have told me their stories of being approached by MI5 to spy, often accompanied by threats of travel bans, unemployability, or "making your life

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  • Many young people face unemployability due to a lack of relevant skills and experience.

  • The study highlighted the link between long-term unemployability and mental health issues.

Synonyms

unemployment
vsunemployability
673 2.3

A time when people do not have paid jobs and look for work

points to being unable to obtain or keep paid work rather than mere absence
joblessness
vsunemployability
9 3.4

A situation when people do not have paid work

focuses on being unable to obtain or retain paid work
nonemployment
vsunemployability
5.3

Not having a paid job, often when not looking for work

emphasizes inability to get or keep paid work rather than mere absence
worklessness
vsunemployability
6.8

A time without a job or paid work

highlights lack of ability to secure or maintain paid work

Antonyms

employability
2 4.0

Ability to get and keep a job because you have the right skills

How Employable

unemployability
7.4
joblessness
9 3.4

Surface Forms

unemployability singular
unemployabilities plural

Morphology

unemployability = unemployable (transparent) = un + employ + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'unemployable'; each step follows regular, productive English morphology.

Etymology

Unemployability is made of un- meaning 'not', employ meaning 'to give someone work' as in employee or employer, and ability meaning 'can do'. So, unemployability is the state of being 'not able to be employed', which is why it means not being able to get or keep a job.