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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The first known use of unemployed was in the 15th century
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