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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Layoff activity hasn’t accelerated recently, according to weekly jobless claims data, layoff announcement reports, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act postings, and the government’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Weekly jobless claims data is also due Thursday, with economists penciling in 240,000.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Through the first four months of the year, the number of 20- to 24-year-olds who are long-term unemployed (jobless at least six months) is up 32% compared to the same period in 2019, Labor figures show.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Unemployment and nonfarm payroll (NFP) data for June and weekly jobless claims will be published July 3.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Weekly jobless claims data is also due Thursday, with economists penciling in 240,000.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Through the first four months of the year, the number of 20- to 24-year-olds who are long-term unemployed (jobless at least six months) is up 32% compared to the same period in 2019, Labor figures show.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Unemployment and nonfarm payroll (NFP) data for June and weekly jobless claims will be published July 3.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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