the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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In the Great Depression, layoffs were common and people correctly understood that the economy needed more jobs offered to the unemployed.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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