Talk:unemployment

I don't think the term "the fact of having no job" describes unemployment well. (It seems to describe the adj. unemployed). The desciption should work with a sentence like: "The Unemployment is on rise. ?! Henryk911 20:16 May 12, 2003 (UTC)

Possible Etymology?
In the Book "Jack, The Ripper, The facts" it says that this term was introduced in 1888 in London. 131.111.220.6 17:22, 5 December 2008 (UTC)