unemployed
adjective
un·em·ployed
ˌən-im-ˈplȯid 
: not employed:
a
: not being used
unemployed machines
b
: not engaged in a gainful occupation
an unemployed teacher seeking work
15% of the workforce was unemployed.
c
: not invested
unemployed capital
unemployed
noun
Examples of unemployed in a Sentence
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
Recent Examples on the Web
Foreign investment in the country has sharply declined and the number of unemployed people who have migrated abroad has significantly increased.
—
Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
In Singapore, the post-pandemic labor market is characterized by a mismatch between the jobs available and the skills of the workforce, resulting in 1.6 job vacancies for every unemployed individual.
—Miglė Petrauskaitė, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
All of them have been unemployed the last six months, Ataya said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
People unemployed: The number of people unemployed last month jumped to 1.027 million, up 13,100 over the month and up 165,400 from February 2023.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Retired Metropolitan Police officer Jim Beaton offered new comment to the BBC about what happened on March 20, 1974, and how he was shot at three times by unemployed laborer Ian Ball.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Instead of trying to find a needle in a haystack, unemployed youngsters may be better off hunting for a job in the same space where recruiters are actively looking to hire.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 7 Mar. 2024
Do lobbyists contribute to state unemployment offices who have to pay benefits to unemployed bank lobbyists?
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Even if all unemployed Americans found jobs, there would still be 3 million unfilled positions.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
In Singapore, the post-pandemic labor market is characterized by a mismatch between the jobs available and the skills of the workforce, resulting in 1.6 job vacancies for every unemployed individual.
—Miglė Petrauskaitė, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
All of them have been unemployed the last six months, Ataya said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
People unemployed: The number of people unemployed last month jumped to 1.027 million, up 13,100 over the month and up 165,400 from February 2023.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Retired Metropolitan Police officer Jim Beaton offered new comment to the BBC about what happened on March 20, 1974, and how he was shot at three times by unemployed laborer Ian Ball.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Instead of trying to find a needle in a haystack, unemployed youngsters may be better off hunting for a job in the same space where recruiters are actively looking to hire.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 7 Mar. 2024
Do lobbyists contribute to state unemployment offices who have to pay benefits to unemployed bank lobbyists?
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Even if all unemployed Americans found jobs, there would still be 3 million unfilled positions.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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unemployed
adjective
un·em·ployed
ˌən-im-ˈplȯid
1
: not being used
unemployed tools
2
: not employed : having no job
unemployed workers
unemployed
noun
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