unskilled
Example Sentences
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Wages of unskilled workers would drop and unemployment would rise, he told them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
CareScout’s estimate for paid home care is based on 44 hours a week of unskilled care.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
Providing unskilled public work across all but fully urban districts, the scheme has become a backbone of rural livelihoods, cushioning demand during economic shocks.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, became the first mass labor organization, welcoming all “producers”: skilled and unskilled, Black and white, men and women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Not long ago, young, unskilled men could find decent, well-paying jobs at large factories in most major Northern cities.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
