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 Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which tempers some of the week-to-week volatility, dropped by 4,000 to 212,000.
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Other economic data due this week includes housing starts and weekly initial jobless claims on Thursday, and the personal consumption expenditures index — the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation — on Friday.
—Yun Li,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Historically, jobless workers were eligible for 26 weeks of insurance, but some states, like Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina, have cut that down to just 12 weeks.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
And weekly filings for first-time jobless benefits – considered a proxy for layoffs – have remained steadily low.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Other economic data due this week includes housing starts and weekly initial jobless claims on Thursday, and the personal consumption expenditures index — the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation — on Friday.
—Yun Li,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Historically, jobless workers were eligible for 26 weeks of insurance, but some states, like Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina, have cut that down to just 12 weeks.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
And weekly filings for first-time jobless benefits – considered a proxy for layoffs – have remained steadily low.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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