Unemployment line

The maximum point on your body that you can get a tattoo and still cover it up with clothing for a job interview

"I'm thinking of getting a tattoo on the back of my hand"
"Bad idea, bro. Better to get it below the unemployment line"

by Dave-Landon July 17, 2016

unemployment weight

The act of putting on weight because you are unemployed and lazy.

Wow, Cadle really added a lot of unemployment weight during his unemployment.

by Shotguys September 13, 2010

Senior unemployment moment

Reaching the age of realization that you are only Big Box greeter employable.

After receiving my 50th rejection letter I had a Senior unemployment moment and knew it was time to apply to where all senior greeters have gone before.

by Phiddy January 5, 2010

Unemployment ecstasy despair

The conflicting emotions one faces when one discovers that they have been terminated. First is a feeling of euphoria then dread, then mixed emotions that cycle frequently.

"John, you're fired you jackass!"

(John smiles a crooked smile)

"What's wrong with you John?"

"Unemployment ecstasy despair, boss"

by Cirdellin January 5, 2010

over qualified unemployable

a person who has spent many years aquiring a large range of qualifications/degrees from University or College yet they are still unemployable due to their qualifications meaning shit.

1. James just recieved his bachelor of "something" to add to his docterate in "something else" but he still cant get a job because his qualifications are worth fuck all in the real world. Now he is going to collect welfare and become a hippy 30 year old student. hence an over qualified unemployable

by P-Pope July 20, 2008

headline unemployment

(ECONOMICS) Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). Does not include discouraged workers. Also referred to as "U-3" by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The BLS regularly publishes six estimates of unemployment. The others are U-1, U-3, U-4, U-5, and U-6. Eurostat publishes one monthly estimate of unemployment for the European Union, which is approximately midway between U-3 and U-4.

The unemployment statistics for the USA are collected through a monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) (also known as the household survey) and an establishment survey.

Given the way the government's headline unemployment rate is calculated, it can never reach 14%. This is because the civilian labor force includes only people who are working or have looked for a job in the previous four weeks. When the economy gets really bad (like now), unemployed workers get discouraged and give up looking for jobs. This causes the civilian labor force to decline as fast or faster than total employment.

{Louis Woodhill, "On Track for 14% Unemployment," RealClearMarkets (12 Jan 2010)}

by Abu Yahya July 19, 2010

Unemployment

There's more people angered by the job loss and threats of loss of unemployment benefits than there are people scared by the thought of losing everything. These weren't people that lost their jobs over performance or attendance at work, they lost their jobs for no reason other than a group of people made it their agenda to shut everything down.

Unemployment isn't scary, all the effort people put towards their jobs gets turned into bullshit by the same people who want everything shut down. The people who want everything shut down are as much the problem as everybody else.

by Solid Mantis November 22, 2020