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
Exacerbating America’s stuck job market is a mismatch between the industries that are hiring and people who are unemployed.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Under current rules, an unemployed worker can collect up to 26 weeks of benefits during a 52-week year.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Even worse, since February, close to 600,000 Black women are currently unemployed.
—Cortni Spearman, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
The result is about 700,000 more unemployed Americans than there were a year ago.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployed
jobless
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Interest rate outlook Signs of stabilization in the labor market — particularly a lower jobless rate — could lead the Federal Reserve to hit the brakes on interest rate cuts for now, according to some experts.—
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Weekly initial jobless claims have been stable through most of the year albeit with occasional spikes.—
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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