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
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US employers added 143,000 jobs in solid but unspectacular January hiring, jobless rate fell to 4%
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The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
But Black men experienced the biggest month-to-month spike in unemployment, with their jobless rates surging to 6.9% from 5.6%.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The jobless rate fell to an eight-month low of 4.0% in January, better than forecasts for the rate to hold at December's 4.1%.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles County’s jobless rate was 6% at the end of last year.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
But Black men experienced the biggest month-to-month spike in unemployment, with their jobless rates surging to 6.9% from 5.6%.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The jobless rate fell to an eight-month low of 4.0% in January, better than forecasts for the rate to hold at December's 4.1%.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles County’s jobless rate was 6% at the end of last year.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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