How do you pronounce "unemployed"?

In American English: /ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd/ (uhn-ehm-PLOYD). In British English: /ˌɐnɛmplˈɔɪd/ (ɐn-EHMPL). In Canadian English: /ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd/ (uhn-ehm-PLOYD). In Australian English: /ʌnɛmplˈɔɪd/ (uhn-ehmpl-OYD).

Is "unemployed" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd/ (uhn-ehm-PLOYD), while in British English it's /ˌɐnɛmplˈɔɪd/ (ɐn-EHMPL).

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unemployed

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/ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd/

uhn-ehm-PLOYD

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ənun·ɛmem·plɔɪdployed

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