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
This money was used to hire unemployed women to repair any garments that arrived damaged.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Others were unemployed, but not for lack of trying.
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Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
The number of long-term unemployed Americans is on the rise while the market shows the stronger-than-expected job growth, the latest federal data reveals.
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Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
The long-term unemployed group also includes new college graduates struggling to land their first roles, Stahle said.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployed
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Others were unemployed, but not for lack of trying.
—
Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
The number of long-term unemployed Americans is on the rise while the market shows the stronger-than-expected job growth, the latest federal data reveals.
—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
The long-term unemployed group also includes new college graduates struggling to land their first roles, Stahle said.
—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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Thursday's report showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 750 to 224,250.
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Traders will also watch out for the final first-quarter gross domestic product reading, readings from May's personal income and preliminary durable goods orders indexes, as well as initial jobless claims from the week ended June 20.
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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