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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The suspect, who CBS News reports is an unemployed software engineer, has been charged with second-degree murder, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Honestly, out of the 300 members of Producers United, there’s a large percentage of people unemployed.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Their speakers are unemployed or precariously employed and geographically displaced, subject either to forced immobility or migration.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Federal employees who continue to work without being paid are not regarded as unemployed and do not qualify for unemployment benefits, EDD said.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Honestly, out of the 300 members of Producers United, there’s a large percentage of people unemployed.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Their speakers are unemployed or precariously employed and geographically displaced, subject either to forced immobility or migration.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Federal employees who continue to work without being paid are not regarded as unemployed and do not qualify for unemployment benefits, EDD said.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown has stopped the release of economic data including regular reports like the weekly initial jobless claims.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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