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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On Thursday, new data from the Department of Labor showed weekly initial jobless claims stood at 200,000 for the week ended May 2, up 10,000 from the week before but below the 206,000 estimated by economists polled by Dow Jones.
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Sean Conlon,yun Li,hugh Leask, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Thousands of employees are jobless.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
According to High Frequency Economics, the number for new jobless aid applications was the fewest since September 1969.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
After graduating from college into the 2008 recession, childhood best friends Diana, Vivian, Errol, and Justin find themselves back in their parents’ homes in the DC suburbs of Maryland, jobless and at loose ends.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
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Sean Conlon,yun Li,hugh Leask, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Thousands of employees are jobless.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
According to High Frequency Economics, the number for new jobless aid applications was the fewest since September 1969.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
After graduating from college into the 2008 recession, childhood best friends Diana, Vivian, Errol, and Justin find themselves back in their parents’ homes in the DC suburbs of Maryland, jobless and at loose ends.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for jobless
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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