the unemployed

noun

: people who have no jobs

Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.

Examples of the unemployed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

College graduates also make up a record share of the unemployed, per the Dallas Fed. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

Colorado ranked 41st slowest for the growth of its labor force, which includes both the employed and the unemployed actively looking for work, according to Gedney. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026

Those who defend the right to life of the weakest among us must be equally visible in support of the quality of life of the powerless among us: the old and the young, the hungry and the homeless, the undocumented immigrant and the unemployed worker. —René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2026

Americans with a bachelor’s degree account for a quarter of the unemployed, a record. —Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026

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