as in unemployed
having no job having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged

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Recent Examples of jobless The millions of jobless Gen Z-ers deserve better than the broken promises they’ve been given. Allison Danielsen, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025 Yet the jobless count is 11% below the 494,700 median since 2010. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 June 2025 The Labor Department releases the latest jobless claims data at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 25 June 2025 Another state audit found Pritzker’s Department of Employment Security paid out more than $5 billion in fraudulent jobless benefits in the rush to fulfill jobless claims during the pandemic. Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jobless
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unemployed
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  • Schools Free school meals in schools will be expanded to more than 500,000 children whose parents receive a welfare payment known as Universal Credit, which is available to those who are on a low income, unemployed or unable to work.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 June 2025
  • And in another sign the job market has cooled from the hiring boom of 2021-2023, the Labor Department reported one job every unemployed person.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025

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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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