jobless

adjective

ˈjäb-ləs How to pronounce jobless (audio)
Definition of joblessnext
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 Yet many deaths linked to the funding cuts will remain invisible, in part because the cuts themselves left scores of mortality data collectors jobless. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The four-week average of initial jobless claims is now below 200,000 for the first time since October 2022, according to PNC Economics Research. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 My trusty spreadsheet found another slice of improving economics across the Golden State by eyeballing the number of jobless workers in June, data not adjusted for seasonal swings. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026 The Labor Department’s report Thursday also showed that the four-week moving average of weekly jobless claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, fell by 5,000 to 202,750. — Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jobless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
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  • The film starred Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson as six unemployed steelworkers in England who form a male striptease act to earn some quick cash.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, Patterson and Pinion, the punter who struggled in the preseason, are still competing against other unemployed kickers and punters.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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