Definition of unemployed
: not employed:a : not being usedb : not engaged in a gainful occupationc : not invested
unemployed
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Examples of unemployed in a Sentence
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
Recent Examples of unemployed from the Web
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On March 30, Trump signed a law that requires the unemployed to undergo a drug test before receiving compensation benefits from the government.
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Carr, who is unemployed, suspects it's been difficult to find steady work due to the visible impacts of her bleaching.
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As in Iran, the bite of sanctions has been felt primarily by the poor and unemployed, while the oligarchy has managed to keep itself in furs.
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Less stress among the unemployed leads to less stress among everyone else, too.
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Most of Tuesday’s candidates were either unemployed or underemployed, Johnson said.
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Some 14 million Brazilians are unemployed, or 13.7 percent of the workforce, up from 10.9 percent at the same period last year.
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O'Connell as Hannibal, an unemployed statistician who's lost his job to a calculator, juggles kindness and sarcasm on a dime; his awful violin noises never fail to tickle.
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For Francisca Anaya, a 52-year-old unemployed project manager from Ecatepec, getting a handle on crime is the top priority.
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First Known Use of unemployed
15th century
UNEMPLOYED Defined for English Language Learners
unemployed
playDefinition of unemployed for English Language Learners
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: having no job : not employed
UNEMPLOYED Defined for Kids
unemployed
playDefinition of unemployed for Students
: having no job : not employed unemployed workers
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