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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Weekly jobless claims remain volatile, hovering around 217,000 as of mid-October, while consumer confidence has stagnated at historically low levels.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
What a lifetime of maquila work looks like Rutilia Cano had worked for the same garment factory for 23 years – until she was abruptly made jobless in February.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Local news described these offices as ways to keep up appearances, to avoid the stigma of being jobless and deflect questions from worried family members.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
When researchers compared jobless rates for recent graduates to those with more experience, new grads seemed to be having a slightly tougher time landing roles, but the gap wasn’t big enough to suggest technology is the main factor.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
What a lifetime of maquila work looks like Rutilia Cano had worked for the same garment factory for 23 years – until she was abruptly made jobless in February.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Local news described these offices as ways to keep up appearances, to avoid the stigma of being jobless and deflect questions from worried family members.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
When researchers compared jobless rates for recent graduates to those with more experience, new grads seemed to be having a slightly tougher time landing roles, but the gap wasn’t big enough to suggest technology is the main factor.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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