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

The latest weekly initial jobless claims data for the week ended July 4 recorded 215,000 benefits claims, below the 218,000 that economists polled by Dow Jones expected. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Many of his friends are now jobless, and his wife's employer slashed salaries. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Weekly jobless claims have been trending higher too. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026

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 4,000 to 223,250. — Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1