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
Broader investor optimism appeared to be sustained by recent economic data, including second-quarter earnings, retail sales and jobless claims, each of which surpassed analyst expectations.
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Economic strength was underscored by June’s retail sales data, which showed a 0.6% monthly increase — crushing economist forecast of 0.1% — while jobless claims dropped to 221,000, their lowest level since April.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
In May, retail sales fell more than expected and weekly jobless claims have not yet shown signs that the labor market is faltering.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The jobless count is 1% above the 500,100 median since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Economic strength was underscored by June’s retail sales data, which showed a 0.6% monthly increase — crushing economist forecast of 0.1% — while jobless claims dropped to 221,000, their lowest level since April.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
In May, retail sales fell more than expected and weekly jobless claims have not yet shown signs that the labor market is faltering.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The jobless count is 1% above the 500,100 median since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
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Likewise, a recent analysis measuring AI exposure risk across various sectors of the economy suggests that workers whose jobs involve tasks that AI can do are actually much less likely than other workers to be unemployed.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Enter Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend, a charming but wildly unemployed suitor well aware of the fortune she’s poised to inherit.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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