as in unemployed
having no job
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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Recent Examples of jobless
State officials do not seasonally adjust jobless rates for individual counties.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The South Bay has been able to absorb thousands of layoffs yet still avoid a worsening of the jobless rate in the region, Hancock noted.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Although the jobless rate is typically higher for entry-level workers, some evidence suggests that some employers could be opting to plug in AI rather than hire younger, less experienced employees.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Initial jobless claims for the week ending April 11 will be released Thursday.
—Nancy Cook, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The South Bay has been able to absorb thousands of layoffs yet still avoid a worsening of the jobless rate in the region, Hancock noted.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Although the jobless rate is typically higher for entry-level workers, some evidence suggests that some employers could be opting to plug in AI rather than hire younger, less experienced employees.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Initial jobless claims for the week ending April 11 will be released Thursday.
—Nancy Cook, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
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Over the month the labor force grew by 17,000, the same as the number of people qualified as unemployed.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Casting has not yet been announced for the musical, in which six unemployed steel workers decide to make money by creating their own male strip show.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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