1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
jobless benefits
joblessness
noun
Examples of jobless in a Sentence
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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New applications for jobless benefits rose by 8,000 to 247,000 for the week ending May 31, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
What To Know New data published Thursday by the Department of Labor shows a weekly increase of about 8,000 new applications for jobless benefits for the week ending May 31, bringing the total to 247,000.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The new bureau report reveals that the ratio of jobless workers to job openings is the highest of any state, 1.6 jobseekers for every one open job.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
New applications for jobless benefits in the week ending May 31 reached 247,000, up 8,000 from the week prior, data from the Labor Department shows.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
What To Know New data published Thursday by the Department of Labor shows a weekly increase of about 8,000 new applications for jobless benefits for the week ending May 31, bringing the total to 247,000.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The new bureau report reveals that the ratio of jobless workers to job openings is the highest of any state, 1.6 jobseekers for every one open job.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
New applications for jobless benefits in the week ending May 31 reached 247,000, up 8,000 from the week prior, data from the Labor Department shows.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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