JOBLESS Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

jobless

adjective

ˈjäb-ləs

Definition of jobless next

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 The stagnation is feeding into a volatile social environment, where nearly one in three is jobless. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 June 2026 Nearly 28% of the unemployed in April had been jobless for more than six months, the largest share since December 2021. —

Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 Florida’s jobless rate has steadily grown in monthly releases since last August. —

News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Against this backdrop, we are encouraged by initial jobless claims notching its lowest total since 1969 in late April alongside other recent signs of labor market stabilization. —

Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jobless

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless

unemployed

Adjective

Although the courts postponed the program’s termination, he was fired from his sales job in October due to the uncertainty, and has been unemployed since.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
That means fewer men were employed or unemployed but actively looking for a job.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026