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 the economic data front, investors are awaiting existing home sales data and weekly initial jobless claims.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Neighboring states also saw an uptick in unemployment rates in July — with Maryland at 3.4% (up from 3.3%) and Virginia at 3.6% (up from 3.5%), according to the state-by-state jobless figures.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the past year, the statewide jobless rate grew 0.7 percentage points.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
South Dakota, at 1.8 percent, had the lowest jobless rate.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Neighboring states also saw an uptick in unemployment rates in July — with Maryland at 3.4% (up from 3.3%) and Virginia at 3.6% (up from 3.5%), according to the state-by-state jobless figures.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the past year, the statewide jobless rate grew 0.7 percentage points.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
South Dakota, at 1.8 percent, had the lowest jobless rate.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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