1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
jobless benefits
joblessness
noun
Examples of jobless in a Sentence
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
Recent Examples on the Web
New applications for jobless benefits, often seen as the earliest sign of any changes in the labor market, remain at historically low levels.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Vice President Harris got her start in politics when Speaker Brown appointed her to a state board reviewing appeals for those denied jobless benefits.
—James Richardson, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week inched up but largely stayed at historically low levels as the labor market continues to thrive despite elevated interest rates.
—Matt Ott, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
One of their many children, Abdullah Mwinyi, a lawyer, credited his mother with supporting the family while his father was jobless after his term as ambassador in Cairo.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
India, the world’s most populous country, struggles to provide jobs for its 1.4 billion people, and although the overall unemployment rate has been falling, the jobless rate for people ages 15 to 24 was 17.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
Weekly jobless claims are at their lowest level in more than a year.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Finding jobs has become harder as the world's second-largest economy slows, with the jobless rate hitting a record 21.3% last June among those aged 16 to 24, which includes college students.
—Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Vice President Harris got her start in politics when Speaker Brown appointed her to a state board reviewing appeals for those denied jobless benefits.
—James Richardson, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week inched up but largely stayed at historically low levels as the labor market continues to thrive despite elevated interest rates.
—Matt Ott, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
One of their many children, Abdullah Mwinyi, a lawyer, credited his mother with supporting the family while his father was jobless after his term as ambassador in Cairo.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
India, the world’s most populous country, struggles to provide jobs for its 1.4 billion people, and although the overall unemployment rate has been falling, the jobless rate for people ages 15 to 24 was 17.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
Weekly jobless claims are at their lowest level in more than a year.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Finding jobs has become harder as the world's second-largest economy slows, with the jobless rate hitting a record 21.3% last June among those aged 16 to 24, which includes college students.
—Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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