jobless

adjective

job·​less ˈjäb-ləs 

1

: having no job

2

: of or relating to those having no job

jobless benefits

joblessness noun

Synonyms of jobless

• unemployed

Examples of jobless in a Sentence

having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged

Recent Examples on the Web

Weekly jobless claims have been trending higher too. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026

The stagnation is feeding into a volatile social environment, where nearly one in three is jobless. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 June 2026

Nearly 28% of the unemployed in April had been jobless for more than six months, the largest share since December 2021. — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

Thursday's report showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 750 to 224,250. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1