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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That was well above the record-low jobless rate of 3.8% in August 2022.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate has gone up to 5.3% from 4.5% in March 2023, while the U.S. jobless figure has edged up to 3.8% from 3.5% during the same period.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate has gone up to 5.3% from 4.5% in March 2023, while the U.S. jobless figure has edged up to 3.8% from 3.5% during the same period.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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