Definition of Unemployment Line in English :

Define Unemployment Line in English

Unemployment Line meaning in English

Meaning of Unemployment Line in English

Pronunciation of Unemployment Line in English

Unemployment Line pronunciation in English

Pronounce Unemployment Line in English

Unemployment Line

see synonyms of unemployment line

Noun

1. unemployment line

a queue of people waiting for employment

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Unemployment Line

see synonyms of unemployment line
noun
US
a queue of people seeking work, taken as a symbol of being unemployed
'I'm on the unemployment line,' said the 37-year-old father of two.
Mr Toscan was one of seven people the business took off the unemployment line when it opened.
Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment line.

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