jobless

Example Sentences

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Worries about a slowdown in the broader economy have begun to fade thanks to steady gains in the labor market and still low weekly jobless claims figures.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The blockade has choked off Iran’s oil export revenue, left over a million Iranians jobless, and caused staple prices to rise sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Fed-preferred inflation metric, the April personal-consumption-expenditures index, is due at 8:30 a.m., along with the second revision to first-quarter GDP and data on weekly jobless claims and durable-goods orders.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The latest weekly jobless claims numbers remained relatively low at just 209,000, pending home sales were robust, and the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tool is pacing for 4.3% growth in the second quarter.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A dog eating her bacon, a dog eating her bacon while she was jobless.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie