jobless

Example Sentences

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Economists were expecting a thin 10,000 jobs to be added to the economy, which would have left the jobless rate steady at 6.7% for a third straight month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The jobless rate stood at a low 4.3% in March.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rose to 200,000 in the week through May 2, up from 190,000 a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Forecasters predict the jobless rate will remain flat at 4.3% in April.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

They are told to wait and wait for Mr. Right even if that means, in a jobless ghetto, never having children at all.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander