Exempt

The Word: Exempt

Part Of Speech: Verb

The Source Sentence and (Page Number):
The Christian and Jewish children at my school were exempt from religious studies, a face that caused much envy among the rest of us. (105)

Context Clues:
The right of free speech.
Many Countries are free of religion speech.

Definition:
To free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.

Your Original Sentence:
Each year more people have been let go from their jobs, and many even return to their native countries each year.