jobless
Example Sentences
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The jobless rate also fell a tick, to 4.3%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The jobless rate shouldn’t change much, economists say, if the labor force isn’t really growing.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
And initial jobless claims, a sign of layoffs, have been remarkably low.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Policymakers will need to be attentive to accelerating wage demands should the jobless rate remain low, which would support the ECB raising rates regardless of the underlying damage to the economy, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Perhaps to him I was someone he ought to look out for, a Korean- American, well educated, solitary-looking, seemingly jobless.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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