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
Most of the panel predicted the jobless rate would slightly increase.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The state has already admitted to being defrauded of more than $55 billion in recent years by people who may not have been eligible for jobless claims.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
This year, thousands of tech workers were left jobless as a wave of layoffs swept the industry.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, Moore is jobless and at the center of one of the biggest college sports scandals of the year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The state has already admitted to being defrauded of more than $55 billion in recent years by people who may not have been eligible for jobless claims.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
This year, thousands of tech workers were left jobless as a wave of layoffs swept the industry.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, Moore is jobless and at the center of one of the biggest college sports scandals of the year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
Adjective
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Around eighty per cent of people are unemployed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Hale’s mother also reportedly told police that because Hale was over 25 and enrolled as a student, parental income no longer factored into financial aid eligibility, allowing Hale to qualify for grant funding despite being unemployed.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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