unemployed
adjective
un·em·ployed
ˌən-im-ˈplȯid 
: not employed:
a
: not being used
unemployed machines
b
: not engaged in a gainful occupation
an unemployed teacher seeking work
15% of the workforce was unemployed.
c
: not invested
unemployed capital
unemployed
noun
Examples of unemployed in a Sentence
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Total sample size was 2,407 U.S. adults, of whom 1,331 were working full-time, part-time or temporarily unemployed.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
The number of people who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more is up by about 20% since then, as well.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Despite this, Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed in the U.S., and those with intersectional identities face even higher rates.
—Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The report also delves into how to help adults enroll in or return to college, such as:
🗣 Allocating resources to offer college and career advising to underemployed and unemployed residents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
The number of people who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more is up by about 20% since then, as well.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Despite this, Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed in the U.S., and those with intersectional identities face even higher rates.
—Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The report also delves into how to help adults enroll in or return to college, such as:
🗣 Allocating resources to offer college and career advising to underemployed and unemployed residents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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unemployed
adjective
un·em·ployed
ˌən-im-ˈplȯid
1
: not being used
unemployed tools
2
: not employed : having no job
unemployed workers
unemployed
noun
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