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TOPIK 3noun

실업

sireop [시럽]

실업이 · 실업을

unemployment

Example

요즘 청년 실업 문제가 심각해요.

Youth unemployment is a serious problem these days.

Word parts

실 lose업 work

Literally 'losing work'.

Good to know

실업 is used for society-level statistics; for one person losing a job, 실직 is more common.