noun
unemployment
The state of being without a job; often used in economic or statistical contexts.
失業率が上がっている。
The unemployment rate is rising.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
losing one's job; becoming unemployed
The action or event of losing employment; used as a noun or with する to describe the process.
He lost his job when the company went bankrupt.
失業中はハローワークに通っていた。
While unemployed, I went to Hello Work.