The state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily, The condition of being unemployed; the state of being unused, Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent

a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness), a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries, Connection or association; the condition of being related