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
Scenes include a woman and child using crutches, a jobless man and an unhoused child sleeping in the street.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The jobless rate of military spouses has hovered around 22% over the past decade, according to Hiring Our Heroes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Initial jobless claims came in at 198,000 last week — below expectations and the second-lowest level in two years — pushing back fears of a cooling labor market.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The jobless rate of military spouses has hovered around 22% over the past decade, according to Hiring Our Heroes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Initial jobless claims came in at 198,000 last week — below expectations and the second-lowest level in two years — pushing back fears of a cooling labor market.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
Adjective
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Yes, some people might be heels but the majority have come to understand that being unemployed is a status, not a personality type.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a relatively small fraction of American adults are unemployed and looking for work.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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