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jobless

[job-lis] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
unemployed
Synonyms
WEAK
between jobs collecting unemployment benefits laid-off on the dole out of a job out of work without employment without gainful employment workless

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New U.S. jobless claims fell to 207,000 in the week through April 11, indicating limited layoffs in a cooling labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Weekly jobless claims and the Philly Fed index are due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Other data include March existing home sales figures on Monday, followed by March industrial production figures and weekly jobless claims figures on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Weekly jobless claims and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the personal-consumption expenditures index for February — and the second revision to fourth-quarter GDP are all due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Those residing in ghetto communities were particularly ill equipped to adapt to the seismic changes taking place in the U.S. economy; they were left isolated and jobless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander