the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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That leaves the unemployed, gig workers, and those on Medicaid or in small businesses largely unprotected.
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Madison Chapman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
That report showed an increase of 288,000 employed, though the ranks of the unemployed also rose by 148,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
In the Great Depression, layoffs were common and people correctly understood that the economy needed more jobs offered to the unemployed.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
And 45% of the unemployed in our survey have been out of work for more than two years.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Madison Chapman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
That report showed an increase of 288,000 employed, though the ranks of the unemployed also rose by 148,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
In the Great Depression, layoffs were common and people correctly understood that the economy needed more jobs offered to the unemployed.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
And 45% of the unemployed in our survey have been out of work for more than two years.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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