the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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Average weeks unemployed jumped to 24.1, the highest level since April 2022, while the level of those out of work for more than 27 weeks climbed to 1.82 million, the most since December 2021 and about one-quarter of all the unemployed.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
The story turns on the unemployed Kenneth who spends all his time building models.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 July 2025
The unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% from 4.2% in May as the ranks of the unemployed fell by 222,000.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
The difficulty many of the unemployed are having in finding work can be seen in the number of people continuing to claim unemployment aid, which rose 37,000 to 1.97 million for the week ending June 14.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
The story turns on the unemployed Kenneth who spends all his time building models.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 July 2025
The unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% from 4.2% in May as the ranks of the unemployed fell by 222,000.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
The difficulty many of the unemployed are having in finding work can be seen in the number of people continuing to claim unemployment aid, which rose 37,000 to 1.97 million for the week ending June 14.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the unemployed
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“The unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unemployed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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