the unemployed

noun

: people who have no jobs

Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.

Examples of the unemployed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moreover, the unemployed people who normally get back to work the fastest – those in their prime working years (25 to 54) and with college educations – are struggling to find new jobs. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Membership was open to the lazy, the unemployed and anyone who mostly ranted. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Similarly, the rolls of those counted as not in the labor force, a group that includes the unemployed and those not looking for work, jumped by 832,000. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Nearly 28% of the unemployed in April had been jobless for more than six months, the largest share since December 2021. — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

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