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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The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 4,250 to 219,000.
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ABC News, 11 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
Weekly jobless claims and the May producer price index are on the economic calendar.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit its highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
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ABC News, 11 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
Weekly jobless claims and the May producer price index are on the economic calendar.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit its highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jobless
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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