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 However, being unemployed stripped away my defenses and revealed a deep need for ancestral guidance in a season when my world felt unstable. Essence, 10 Oct. 2025 College graduates now make up around one-third of the long-term unemployed, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, up from one-fifth a decade ago. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Inflation also hits people with disabilities, part-time workers and those who are unemployed — groups at greater risk of food insecurity — particularly hard, said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 But in reality, someone who is out of a job can’t afford to slack off or remain unemployed for long — the economic pressure is too high. Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unemployed
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jobless
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  • Weekly jobless claims remain volatile, hovering around 217,000 as of mid-October, while consumer confidence has stagnated at historically low levels.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • What a lifetime of maquila work looks like Rutilia Cano had worked for the same garment factory for 23 years – until she was abruptly made jobless in February.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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