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job loss

job loss

30 2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
  • noun
  • /dʒɑb lɔs/
translation icon : pérdida de empleo
  • Such training grants are generally used to limit job loss or ease the pain of it.
  • job loss results in
  • fear of job loss
  • job loss and unemployment

So it seems to me there's a real danger of job losses in that industry and in many others.

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Examples

  • Many families are struggling due to the recent job loss caused by the pandemic.

  • Estimates by the Economic Policy Institute, for example, projected U.S. job losses from NAFTA at 550,000 after 10 years.

    Academic text (1994)
  • But really the biggest source of job loss is technology.

  • This is going to lead to job losses that really turn Democrats against the party.

  • Rules like this are especially difficult for smaller businesses, which could fold, causing job losses, leaving former employees unable to pay their mortgages.

  • So it seems to me there's a real danger of job losses in that industry and in many others.

  • From the left came attacks based on economic fears of job losses due to unfair trading practices.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Do these changes affect the person's participation in society, causing social isolation, job loss, or a reduced quality of life?

    Academic text (2009)
  • I am convinced that the layoffs and the job losses are going to get a lot worse.

    Blog text (7)
  • In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, concerns are growing about massive job losses among the 2,200 Q-Cells workers in the city.

    Blog text (10)

Synonyms

layoff
vsjob loss
145 2.6

An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job

refers to a longer or general loss rather than a temporary ending
disemployment
vsjob loss
1 8.2

The loss of a job that leaves someone without work

focuses on cases caused by economic or organizational changes

How Severe

dismissal
49 3.3
job loss
30 2.6

Surface Forms

job loss singular
job losses plural

Morphology

job + loss

The meaning 'the situation in which someone loses their job' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'job' (position of paid work) with 'loss' (the state of being deprived of something). This straightforward compositional pattern and cross-linguistic equivalence make the phrase immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Job loss comes from the simple image of someone having their job taken away, a loss like losing money or things. So it now means 'losing work', often when a company cannot afford to keep someone.