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jobless

[job-lis] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs /


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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 jobless rate also fell a tick, to 4.3%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors look to U.S. trade balance data for February and a weekly jobless claims update.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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