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
Its grantees are required to enroll unemployed and low-income older adults who have trouble getting jobs.
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Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Unemployment Insurance program offers benefits to individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own and are actively job searching.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The unemployment rate now stands at its highest level in four years, though remains low by historical standards, and there are more unemployed people than jobs available for them.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In a social media post Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, noted that jobs openings in July had come in below the number of U.S. unemployed (7.24 million) for the first time since April 2021.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Unemployment Insurance program offers benefits to individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own and are actively job searching.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
The unemployment rate now stands at its highest level in four years, though remains low by historical standards, and there are more unemployed people than jobs available for them.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In a social media post Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, noted that jobs openings in July had come in below the number of U.S. unemployed (7.24 million) for the first time since April 2021.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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And there are more jobless Americans than job openings for the first time since 2021, according to a Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the BLS.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Texas’ jobless rate was 4% for July.—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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