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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

Example Sentences

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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

The dollar remained lower after U.S. data showed an unexpected downward revision in fourth-quarter economic growth and higher-than-forecast weekly jobless claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He had been homeless for about five years and jobless even longer, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The trend in jobless claims — or applications for unemployment benefits — illustrates the low level of layoffs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But Mom is doing okay, for a jobless person.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee