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
Roberts stars as real-life activist Erin Brockovich, chronicling her journey from unemployed single mother to paralegal presenting evidence for a major class action lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
But Federal One did more than keep unemployed creatives from starving.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
About 25% of all unemployed workers are out of work for at least 27 weeks.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Impact on interest rates While March's job gains signaled a return to a robust labor market, analysts also pointed to longer-term issues such as slow job creation, a shrinking labor force and a growing share of long-term unemployed workers.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
But Federal One did more than keep unemployed creatives from starving.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
About 25% of all unemployed workers are out of work for at least 27 weeks.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Impact on interest rates While March's job gains signaled a return to a robust labor market, analysts also pointed to longer-term issues such as slow job creation, a shrinking labor force and a growing share of long-term unemployed workers.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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Although the jobless rate is typically higher for entry-level workers, some evidence suggests that some employers could be opting to plug in AI rather than hire younger, less experienced employees.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 500 to 209,750.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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