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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Business: Michigan's jobless rate hit 4.7% in October, up for a seventh consecutive month, and up from 4.2% the same month last year.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
The state jobless rate remained at 3.4% last month, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported this week.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
The lower-than-expected jobless rate and higher inflation could lead the Fed to cut its rate less sharply, leaving it at 3.5% to 3.75% by the end of 2025 instead of the 3.25% to 3.5% Fed officials predicted, Barclays said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Turning to Canada, the labor force survey due for October will follow a surprisingly solid report in September that saw the jobless rate tick down to 6.5%.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
The state jobless rate remained at 3.4% last month, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported this week.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
The lower-than-expected jobless rate and higher inflation could lead the Fed to cut its rate less sharply, leaving it at 3.5% to 3.75% by the end of 2025 instead of the 3.25% to 3.5% Fed officials predicted, Barclays said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Turning to Canada, the labor force survey due for October will follow a surprisingly solid report in September that saw the jobless rate tick down to 6.5%.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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