as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Recent Examples of unemployed
President Donald Trump just downsized much of government and cut numerous agencies that provided services and financial help while leaving many of their employees unemployed.
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Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
As of March, that group accounted for more than one-fifth of all unemployed workers.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, according to the recent BLS jobs report, the long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), is at 1.5 million in March.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The accompanying photo showed a clutch of newly unemployed stage orphans from Annie, the hit musical that had closed that weekend after a run of almost six years.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
As of March, that group accounted for more than one-fifth of all unemployed workers.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, according to the recent BLS jobs report, the long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), is at 1.5 million in March.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The accompanying photo showed a clutch of newly unemployed stage orphans from Annie, the hit musical that had closed that weekend after a run of almost six years.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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On the labor front, the jobless claims report showed that layoffs are not rising despite Trump’s efforts to slice the federal employment rolls.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Base unemployment payroll taxes on the number of workers a firm lays off rather than the number of successful jobless claims so companies don't have an incentive to discourage employees from applying.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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