unemployed

adjective

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un·em·ployed | \ ˌən-im-ˈplȯid

Definition of unemployed

: not employed:

a : not being used unemployed machines

b : not engaged in a gainful occupation an unemployed teacher seeking work 15% of the workforce was unemployed.

c : not invested unemployed capital

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unemployed

Synonyms

jobless

Antonyms

Examples of unemployed in a Sentence

the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed

Recent Examples on the Web Six-year-old Moonee lives with her unemployed mother at a budget motel trying to stave off homelessness. — Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022 The findings also correspond with other studies that found women with unemployed husbands still did considerably more housework than their husbands. — Washington Post, 2 May 2022 There are almost two job openings for every unemployed American, which is giving workers more leverage with employers. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2022 The neighbor is 41, unemployed and spends all of his time smoking pot and playing video games. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022 The neighbor is 41, unemployed and spends all of his time smoking pot and playing video games. — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 Another wrinkle is Pepper's unemployed status resulting from her resignation and how that could affect her treatment for medical conditions while incarcerated. — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022 Lindon won the Best Actor prize back in 2015 for his role as a long-term unemployed man in La Loi du marché (The Measure of a Man), directed by Stéphane Brizé. — Sheena Scott, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 And there is a record proportion of 1.7 job openings for every unemployed American. — Matt Ott, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

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