Synonyms of jobless

jobless

adjective

ˈjäb-ləs 

as in unemployed

having no job

having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unemployed
• out of work
• underemployed
• subemployed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• working
• self-employed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jobless

The Labor Department's report Thursday also showed that the four-week moving average of weekly jobless claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, fell by 5,000 to 202,750. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The Labor Department’s report Thursday also showed that the four-week moving average of weekly jobless claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, fell by 5,000 to 202,750. — Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

The city had worked for years to draw new businesses and modern apartment complexes that the area, and officials have been frustrated about clusters of apparently jobless and homeless people making residents uncomfortable. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Elsewhere on the economic front, jobless claims for the week ended July 18 came in at 187,000, below the 212,000 that economists polled by Dow Jones were expecting. — Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 July 2026