unemployed

Example Sentences

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Hanif Hall, a former warehouse worker who has been unemployed for around two years, is among those on the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

When I first graduated, I moved back in with my parents and sulked around because I was unemployed and without an internship lined up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He worked odd jobs waiting tables and doing construction, but he’d eventually have another hemophilia attack and end up unemployed again.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot