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 purchasing managers’ index for July is released on Tuesday, and weekly initial jobless claims on Thursday.
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Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Other datasets like weekly jobless claims and monthly job-turnover surveys back that up.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Initial jobless claims remain at low levels; however, continuing unemployment claims have consistently butted against a November 2021 high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Investors focused on how tariff uncertainty is impacting the U.S. economy will scrutinize jobless claims data and the July business activity report, expected on Thursday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Other datasets like weekly jobless claims and monthly job-turnover surveys back that up.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Initial jobless claims remain at low levels; however, continuing unemployment claims have consistently butted against a November 2021 high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Investors focused on how tariff uncertainty is impacting the U.S. economy will scrutinize jobless claims data and the July business activity report, expected on Thursday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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