jobless

adjective

job·​less ˈjäb-ləs 

1

: having no job

2

: of or relating to those having no job

jobless benefits

joblessness noun

Synonyms of jobless

• unemployed

Examples of jobless in a Sentence

having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged

Recent Examples on the Web

Michelle Fok, an organizer of the social program, says the goal is to create pathways into professional circus to help jobless young people. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,000 the week before. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

That streak could be snapped in Thursday's trade, with futures called higher ahead of wholesale inflation data and another set of jobless numbers. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

In recent years, the jobless rate has risen for all Americans in the twenty-two to twenty-seven age group. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1