unemployed
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The longer you stay unemployed, the harder it is to find work.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
According to Eurostat, the jobless rate across the 21-member currency bloc held steady at 6.3%, with the number of unemployed people falling by 84,000 compared with March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
There were more unemployed young men than young women - 257,000 compared with 143,000.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The higher levy made it more expensive for employers to fund entry-level jobs, a real problem with more than 16% of Brits ages 16 to 24 now unemployed.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
And as proof I would falsify the attendance records by filling out membership cards with fictitious names—all unemployed, of course, so as to avoid any question of dues.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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