nonemployment
Lacking paid position
Nonemployment is the state of not being employed, broader than unemployment because it includes people not seeking work—retirees, students, caregivers, the independently wealthy.
Economists use it to capture everyone outside the labor force, not just those actively job-hunting: The nonemployment rate among prime-age men has risen steadily since the 1960s.
Without a job
- joblessLacking paid employment
- worklessHaving no employment
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- layoffTermination without cause
furlough · jobseeker · dismissal · retrenchment · downsizing · disengagement · unhired · termination
Leaving the workforce permanently
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
Gains or helpful effects
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- doleState benefit payments
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- means-testedContingent on financial status
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
Not currently functioning
- NEETUnoccupied young person
- nonworkerOne not employed
- working-ageEligible for employment
- dependencyState of needing support
out-of-work
Without a job
- joblessLacking paid employment
- worklessHaving no employment
- redundancyNeedless duplication
layoff · furlough · jobseeker · dismissal · retrenchment · downsizing · disengagement · unhired · termination · severance
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- doleState benefit payments
- assistanceSupport or aid given
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
inactive
Not currently functioning
- NEETUnoccupied young person
- nonworkerOne not employed
- working-ageEligible for employment
nonemploymentemployment
Paid occupation status
working · employ · engagement · labor force participation · occupation
employ, employee, employment, employer, employed, unemployed, unemployment, employees, employable