as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Recent Examples of unemployed
But the adults in this world, like Brendon’s stressed, sometimes unemployed single mom, voiced by a perfectly weary Paula Poundstone, might be the best part.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Wine, the most prominent of seven candidates who ran against Museveni, has a large following among young people in urban areas, many of them unemployed or angry with the government over official corruption and the lack of economic opportunities.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Duprey was unemployed as of a July court filing.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
The Trade Adjustment Assistance program helped workers who became unemployed due to the impact of foreign trade, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Wine, the most prominent of seven candidates who ran against Museveni, has a large following among young people in urban areas, many of them unemployed or angry with the government over official corruption and the lack of economic opportunities.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Duprey was unemployed as of a July court filing.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
The Trade Adjustment Assistance program helped workers who became unemployed due to the impact of foreign trade, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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The four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly swings, dipped by 250 to 210,500.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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On the data side, the only notable report is weekly jobless claims.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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