unemployed
Example Sentences
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Nearly a quarter of unemployed people have been without a job for at least 27 weeks.
They received at least 100 sympathy cards, from "Oxford University professors, to politicians and the unemployed".
From BBC
Continuing claims, a measure of the size of the unemployed population, changed little in the week through Dec. 13, rising to 1.92 million from 1.89 million a week earlier.
Many refugees arrive with professional experience and degrees but end up unemployed or underemployed in survival-wage jobs to make ends meet.
White-collar workers are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of AI and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
