Background

What are unemployment dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about unemployment dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with unemployment dreams. These are the words that make unemployment dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of unemployment dreams can be illuminating about show unemployment affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example unemployment dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how unemployment in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that unemployment is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that unemployment is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, unemployment dreams have more work than 99.7% of dream symbols, more sad dreams than 98.5% of dream symbols, and more vivid dreams than 97.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, unemployment dreams have less insects than 97.0% of dream symbols, less animals than 95.2% of dream symbols, and less touch than 94.3% of dream symbols. Notably, unemployment dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that unemployment is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of unemployment are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of unemployment are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Also, unemployment dreams are associated with going to the bathroom! This may or may not be surprising. Going to the bathroom is a basic human need, so it makes sense that we dream about it sometimes. Still, this might hold some meaning in the dream. It all depends on the context. Furthermore, unemployment dreams can be very vivid. Dreams of unemployment are more associated with the dream being describe as vivd than 90% of all other dream symbols. Finally, unemployment dreams are usually described as weird dreams. At a certain level, all dreams are weird. You are asleep, but your mind is active. Things change. People appear. There are strong emotions. But dreams of unemployment are weirder than most. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of unemployment is different than dreams of unemployment in general.

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of dreams have unemployment

How common are unemployment dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the unemployment symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 1,500 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are unemployment dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like unemployment and unemployed.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of unemployment?

Unemployment dreams are notable because they have substantially more dismissals, Colombia, Madagascar, deluges, Iceland, Finland, jobs, future selves, drizzle, Darth Vader, work than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of unemployment?

Unemployment do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into unemployment dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in unemployment dreams.

Who is in dreams of unemployment?

Who is in dreams of unemployment?

Dreams of unemployment are more related to unnamed people and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are much less related to animals, much less related to insects, and much less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of unemployment?

What are the emotions in dreams of unemployment?

Dreams of unemployment are more related to happiness, much more related to sadness, and more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to grief and sorrow, less related to fear, and less related to pain.

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Where do dreams of unemployment take place?

Where do dreams of unemployment take place?

Dreams of unemployment are more related to home, much more related to work, and more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to transportation, less related to natural places, and less related to magical places.

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What happens in dreams of unemployment?

What happens in dreams of unemployment?

Unemployment dreams are much more related to friendly acts, more related to sex, and much more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts and less related to death.

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How do dreams of unemployment related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of unemployment related to the type of dream it is?

Unemployment dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and much more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to bad dreams.

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How do dreams of unemployment related the senses?

How do dreams of unemployment related the senses?

Unemployment dreams are more related to smelling and more related to taste than dreams in general. They are less related to vision and much less related to touch.

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How can you make sense of unemployment in dreams?

Unemployment dreams are very rare. Among other things unemployment dreams are nightmares, friendly, associated with going to the bathroom, very vivid, usually thought of as weird dreams, work dreams, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of unemployment? How might your dream of unemployment be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience unemployment in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about unemployment in dreams. See how you feel about unemployment now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of unemployment dreams

An interpretation of unemployment dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Being unemployed in a dream can be a way of saying “doesn’t want to work,” or misfortune, a big change, a delay in your career, or a stoppage of work. It can mean your circumstances are poor. You are adrift. You seek opportunity. You aren’t doing for work what you really want to be doing. You are bored. You are worried about your job status. See also: Employees, Jobs

Examples of dreams of unemployment

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of unemployment dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for unemployment dreams. Read at your own risk.

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