1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
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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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Weekly initial jobless claims rose but by less than economists' forecasts.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Weekly jobless claims didn’t increase by as much as expected, and the Philadelphia Fed index dropped by less than estimated, to 12.5 in March from 18.1 last month.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
After the close: Five Below (FIVE), North American Construction (NOA), Worthington Steel (WS) Thursday, March 20 Initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Tyler is jobless and immediately jumped into this relationship after his divorce.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Weekly jobless claims didn’t increase by as much as expected, and the Philadelphia Fed index dropped by less than estimated, to 12.5 in March from 18.1 last month.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
After the close: Five Below (FIVE), North American Construction (NOA), Worthington Steel (WS) Thursday, March 20 Initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Tyler is jobless and immediately jumped into this relationship after his divorce.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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