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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According to High Frequency Economics, the number for new jobless aid applications was the fewest since September 1969.
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Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
State economists have pointed to new entrants to the job market needing more time to find work, as opposed to people losing their jobs as one of the culprits behind the rise in the jobless rate.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
After graduating from college into the 2008 recession, childhood best friends Diana, Vivian, Errol, and Justin find themselves back in their parents’ homes in the DC suburbs of Maryland, jobless and at loose ends.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
State economists have pointed to new entrants to the job market needing more time to find work, as opposed to people losing their jobs as one of the culprits behind the rise in the jobless rate.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
After graduating from college into the 2008 recession, childhood best friends Diana, Vivian, Errol, and Justin find themselves back in their parents’ homes in the DC suburbs of Maryland, jobless and at loose ends.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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