the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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Or what about the unemployed 30-year-old mother of two who was desperate enough to accept an offer for $500 to smuggle pills internally?
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Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
Federal researchers this month found that in 2021, only about 20 percent of the roughly 2.5 million people with opioid use disorder had received medication treatment, a problem that especially affects Black adults, women and the unemployed.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
Federal researchers this month found that in 2021, only about 20 percent of the roughly 2.5 million people with opioid use disorder had received medication treatment, a problem that especially affects Black adults, women, and the unemployed.
—Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Temple visits are up by 310% as the unemployed youth in China seek solace through prayers.
—Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023
In the meantime, the unemployed Lemon was also offered some employment options from rapper Rick Ross.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
And the unemployed pass rushers probably aren’t eager to sign until closer to training camp to avoid participating in OTAs.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
Deb Martinez and her staff at Mission of Love Charities help house the homeless and find jobs for the unemployed.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Kentucky’s rural and impoverished counties held burial mounds, and Washington funded excavations of 48 sites in at least 12 counties to create jobs for the unemployed. More than 80% of the Webb Museum’s holdings that are subject to return under federal law originated from WPA excavations.
—AZCentral.com, 5 June 2023
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Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
Federal researchers this month found that in 2021, only about 20 percent of the roughly 2.5 million people with opioid use disorder had received medication treatment, a problem that especially affects Black adults, women and the unemployed.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
Federal researchers this month found that in 2021, only about 20 percent of the roughly 2.5 million people with opioid use disorder had received medication treatment, a problem that especially affects Black adults, women, and the unemployed.
—Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Temple visits are up by 310% as the unemployed youth in China seek solace through prayers.
—Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023
In the meantime, the unemployed Lemon was also offered some employment options from rapper Rick Ross.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
And the unemployed pass rushers probably aren’t eager to sign until closer to training camp to avoid participating in OTAs.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
Deb Martinez and her staff at Mission of Love Charities help house the homeless and find jobs for the unemployed.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Kentucky’s rural and impoverished counties held burial mounds, and Washington funded excavations of 48 sites in at least 12 counties to create jobs for the unemployed. More than 80% of the Webb Museum’s holdings that are subject to return under federal law originated from WPA excavations.
—AZCentral.com, 5 June 2023
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“The unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unemployed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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