1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
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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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Now, Moore is jobless and at the center of one of the biggest college sports scandals of the year.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This morning, the latest weekly tally of new jobless claims showed an unexpectedly large gain.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Inflation is certainly down from its high point a few years ago, but it's stagnated at a higher level than the Fed wants, even as the jobless rate has edged up.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The decline in Michigan's jobless rate can be attributed to fewer people working or looking for work.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This morning, the latest weekly tally of new jobless claims showed an unexpectedly large gain.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Inflation is certainly down from its high point a few years ago, but it's stagnated at a higher level than the Fed wants, even as the jobless rate has edged up.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The decline in Michigan's jobless rate can be attributed to fewer people working or looking for work.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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 15 Dec. 2025.
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