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

On Thursday, investors will get the September reading for the producer price index, September retail sales data and weekly initial jobless claims figures. — Michelle Fox,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Initial jobless claims have remained muted, while continuing claims for benefits are at their lowest level in more than three years, new data showed Thursday. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Michelle Fok, an organizer of the social program, says the goal is to create pathways into professional circus to help jobless young people. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,000 the week before. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1