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
Weekly jobless claims have crept up to an eight-month high, and recent earnings calls and announcements have suggested a more defensive hiring stance.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 6 June 2025
April’s jobless count was 14% below the 501,900 median since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
New applications for jobless benefits rose by 8,000 to 247,000 for the week ending May 31, the Labor Department said Thursday.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
What To Know New data published Thursday by the Department of Labor shows a weekly increase of about 8,000 new applications for jobless benefits for the week ending May 31, bringing the total to 247,000.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 6 June 2025
April’s jobless count was 14% below the 501,900 median since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
New applications for jobless benefits rose by 8,000 to 247,000 for the week ending May 31, the Labor Department said Thursday.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
What To Know New data published Thursday by the Department of Labor shows a weekly increase of about 8,000 new applications for jobless benefits for the week ending May 31, bringing the total to 247,000.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
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
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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 6 Jul. 2025.
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