unemployed

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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

The longer someone stays unemployed, the harder it can be to re-enter the workforce.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The ONS estimates that 400,000 16- to 24-year-olds were unemployed and looking for work.

From BBC • May 29, 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

With its formal closure thousands more workers joined the swelling army of the unemployed, and homeless men took up residence among the great abandoned palaces of the fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson