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
The Trade Adjustment Assistance program helped workers who became unemployed due to the impact of foreign trade, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The protests in Nepal last year revealed the extent of young people’s frustration with corruption and a lack of opportunity in the country, where around a fifth of young adults are unemployed, but where the children of the political elite seem to enjoy luxury lifestyles and numerous advantages.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Buildings slid into decay, forcing out the elderly renters, bringing in an underclass -- criminals, dope users, the poor, unemployed Mariel refugees.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Large shares of working-age men, especially young ones, are unemployed.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The protests in Nepal last year revealed the extent of young people’s frustration with corruption and a lack of opportunity in the country, where around a fifth of young adults are unemployed, but where the children of the political elite seem to enjoy luxury lifestyles and numerous advantages.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Buildings slid into decay, forcing out the elderly renters, bringing in an underclass -- criminals, dope users, the poor, unemployed Mariel refugees.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Large shares of working-age men, especially young ones, are unemployed.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, dipped by 750 to 210,750.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which tempers some of the week-to-week volatility, dropped by 4,000 to 212,000.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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