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
In the state of Haryana, the government and two big rideshare firms, Uber and Ola, partnered to provide driving jobs for thousands of unemployed youths.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
For the first time in years, there are more people unemployed than jobs available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Kiran Ridley / Getty Images The first suspect is an Algerian national, 34, who was unemployed at the time of his arrest but had previously worked as a delivery driver.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
The list included an engineering graduate from Odisha, a school dropout from Uttarakhand and several unemployed men from West Bengal.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
For the first time in years, there are more people unemployed than jobs available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Kiran Ridley / Getty Images The first suspect is an Algerian national, 34, who was unemployed at the time of his arrest but had previously worked as a delivery driver.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
The list included an engineering graduate from Odisha, a school dropout from Uttarakhand and several unemployed men from West Bengal.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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Per Goldman’s best reading of the available state-by-state data, for instance, there still hasn’t been a notable increase in weekly jobless claims.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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