jobless

Example Sentences

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He was jobless, broke and living at his parents’ vacation home in Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Thursday’s jobless claims numbers come after the U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Official statistics are not published during the war, but pollster Info Sapiens estimated a jobless rate of 15.5 percent in March 2026.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Most key economic data points, from weekly readings on applications for jobless benefits to surveys of manufacturing activity, are moving in the right direction, he noted.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Out on my arse jobless and a mother to support that’s ninety-two and a daily communicant in the Franciscan church.The rent man collects the rents, missus, or he loses the job.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt