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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The mass unemployment everyone feared is still missing Initial jobless claims rose to 214,000 in the most recent week surveyed but the overall trend remains down and Wall Street is slightly puzzled as to why.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, inched up by 750 to 210,750.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
On the data side, weekly jobless claims and S & P Global PMIs are out in the morning.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, inched up by 750 to 210,750.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
On the data side, weekly jobless claims and S & P Global PMIs are out in the morning.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2026.
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