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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Datapoints like today's rise in new jobless claims add fuel to that position.
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The jobless mark is also 1 percentage point higher than a year earlier.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That means the economy can shed jobs without lifting the jobless rate, signaling an overall balanced labor market despite a lack of net hiring.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The jobless mark is also 1 percentage point higher than a year earlier.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That means the economy can shed jobs without lifting the jobless rate, signaling an overall balanced labor market despite a lack of net hiring.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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