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
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.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The rise is seen across different datasets and demographic groups, but is especially pronounced among women and those with jobs, rather than unemployed or economically inactive individuals.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Dayna is unemployed and newly single, and an out-of-the-blue opportunity to fix up a dilapidated mansion into an influencer house seems like her ticket to a new life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Young, unemployed family man Nick (MacKay) volunteers to take the boat back out, along with taciturn, new-in-town drifter Liam (Turner) and grizzled seadog Murgey (Francis Magee).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The rise is seen across different datasets and demographic groups, but is especially pronounced among women and those with jobs, rather than unemployed or economically inactive individuals.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Dayna is unemployed and newly single, and an out-of-the-blue opportunity to fix up a dilapidated mansion into an influencer house seems like her ticket to a new life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Young, unemployed family man Nick (MacKay) volunteers to take the boat back out, along with taciturn, new-in-town drifter Liam (Turner) and grizzled seadog Murgey (Francis Magee).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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