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WITHOUT WORK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jobless
1, record 1, English, jobless
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unemployed 2, record 1, English, unemployed
correct, adjective
- without employment 3, record 1, English, without%20employment
correct, see observation
- without work 4, record 1, English, without%20work
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because jobless college-educated workers appear unlikely to be classified as unemployed and because it is likely that well-educated workers will be taking jobs for which they are overqualified, the depths of this recession should not be measured only by the official unemployment rate. 5, record 1, English, - jobless
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "without employment" and "without work" are adjectival expressions usually preceeded by a form of the verb "to be" as in "Mr. x is without employment". 4, record 1, English, - jobless
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- en chômage
1, record 1, French, en%20ch%C3%B4mage
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- au chômage 2, record 1, French, au%20ch%C3%B4mage
correct, see observation
- sans emploi 3, record 1, French, sans%20emploi
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un individu qui est dans un état de non-activité productrice alors qu'il est disponible pour le travail et est à la recherche active d'un emploi. 4, record 1, French, - en%20ch%C3%B4mage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'] admissibilité à ces programmes [de mise à niveau de la scolarité et de formation] n'est pas limitée aux bénéficiaires de l'aide sociale, aux travailleurs déplacés, aux prestataires de l'assurance-emploi ou aux membres des groupes d'équité. La seule exigence est que les participants soient en chômage et peu scolarisés. 5, record 1, French, - en%20ch%C3%B4mage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«En chômage» est plutôt précédé d'un substantif (par ex., ouvriers en chômage) alors qu' «au chômage» est la plupart du temps précédé d'un verbe ou de l'auxiliaire «être» (par ex., être au chômage). 4, record 1, French, - en%20ch%C3%B4mage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sans-emploi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desempleado
1, record 1, Spanish, desempleado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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