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
Obert said there are not enough unemployed workers in the country to fill the sheer number of open positions that would result from eliminating migrant labor.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
President Roosevelt wanted to reignite the country’s passion for conservation while creating jobs for unemployed men who couldn’t support their families.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Nearly half of the UK’s TV industry workforce are unemployed, a Bectu survey has found, with many having to seek work outside of the sector.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Long-term unemployment is increasing This is especially true for workers who are considered long-term unemployed, economists said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
President Roosevelt wanted to reignite the country’s passion for conservation while creating jobs for unemployed men who couldn’t support their families.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Nearly half of the UK’s TV industry workforce are unemployed, a Bectu survey has found, with many having to seek work outside of the sector.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Long-term unemployment is increasing This is especially true for workers who are considered long-term unemployed, economists said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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Economists also expect Thursday’s ADP private payrolls report to show a softer print for August, and jobless claims data is expected to show a slight uptick.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The weekly jobless claims report is the highest-frequency federal data that’s the closest proxy for layoff activity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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