unemployable
adjective
un·em·ploy·able
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-ə-bəl 
: not acceptable for employment
unemployable
noun
Examples of unemployable in a Sentence
His drug addiction has made him unemployable.
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Finding himself unemployable, Goldstine initiated legal action.
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Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
An unemployable woman cannot help a loving husband put food on the table for those children.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
That gain, it is argued, would justify the sacrifice of the minority who became unemployable.
—Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Minimum wage makes many of the least productive and most disadvantaged workers unemployable.
—Matthew Lau, National Review, 31 May 2023
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Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
An unemployable woman cannot help a loving husband put food on the table for those children.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
That gain, it is argued, would justify the sacrifice of the minority who became unemployable.
—Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Minimum wage makes many of the least productive and most disadvantaged workers unemployable.
—Matthew Lau, National Review, 31 May 2023
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“Unemployable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployable. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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unemployable
adjective
un·em·ploy·able
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-ə-bəl
: not capable of being employed
especially
: not capable of holding a job
unemployable
noun
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