In conditions of unemployment/joblessness

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Would you say that they are interchangeable expressions: unemployment / joblessness? And correct in this expression "in conditions of unemployment/joblessness?
 

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Please provide a complete sentence.
 

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The sector is growing even in conditions of unemployment/joblessness.
 

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Perhaps:

The XYZ sector is growing despite the recession.

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The XYZ sector is growing despite a high level of unemployment at the present time.
 

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'Joblessness' sounds like a desperate ploy to avoid an over-use of 'unemployment'. It's not a common word.
However, 'the jobless' can be used as a synonym for 'the unemployed'.
 

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"The sector" is meaningless, thus my alternatives. You could also say, for example, the healthcare industry or the automobile industry.
 
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