unemployed

Example Sentences

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Unemployed Olivia Diss from Essex says the standard £317 a month under-25s allowance "gives some sort of income but it's not enough to live on."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Unemployed tech worker Tinner was laid off from Workday, a Pleasanton company that provides a platform to businesses, universities and organizations to manage payroll, benefits, finances and other tasks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Unemployed WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand bonuses, only to have their encampments dispersed with tanks and tear gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Golan’s works include the bestselling “Goodnight Bush,” “Goodnight Trump: A Parody,” and the critically acclaimed “The Adventures of Unemployed Man.”

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

Unemployed, unable to send money to her children in Honduras, Lourdes takes the one job available: work as a jichera at a Long Beach bar called El Mar Azul Bar # 1.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario