unemployed
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"We measured outcomes like whether someone became employed or unemployed, whether they got married or divorced, and standard indicators of mental health," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The flood damage, coupled with a Depression-era unemployed work force, put the river into the hands of federal flood control programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It has also meant that she managed to avoid any time spent unemployed after finishing university.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Long-term unemployed people who have sought work for 27 weeks or more accounted for 27% of unemployed Americans in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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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