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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The jobless count is 9% above the 424,700 average in pre-pandemic 2015-19.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
The jobless rate was 4.1 percent in April, down from 4.4 percent in March, state labor officials said Friday.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
The jobless rate was 4.1 percent in April, down from 4.4 percent in March, state labor officials said Friday.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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