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jobless

[job-lis] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs /


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Weekly jobless claims and the Conference Board leading indicators for July are due Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

And if a jobless boom once seemed far-fetched, it no longer does, because we seem to be in one right now.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Canada’s job market continued to warm up into the summer with surprisingly strong hiring in July and a fall in the jobless rate to a two-year low.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

New jobless claims in the last three weeks totaled 199,000, 198,000 and 189,000 after adjusting for seasonal swings in employment.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

“Let the flood descend, the flood of Poor peasants and poor soldiers, The flood of the poor jobless multitudes Let that flood descend!”

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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