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jobless

[job-lis] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
unemployed
Synonyms
WEAK
between jobs collecting unemployment benefits laid-off on the dole out of a job out of work without employment without gainful employment workless

Example Sentences

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Weekly jobless claims and the Philly Fed index are due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The release of March employment data on Thursday will also be a critical moment since the jobless numbers remain low and the RBA feels as if there remains some tightness in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The dollar remained lower after U.S. data showed an unexpected downward revision in fourth-quarter economic growth and higher-than-forecast weekly jobless claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Weekly jobless claims and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the personal-consumption expenditures index for February — and the second revision to fourth-quarter GDP are all due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Those residing in ghetto communities were particularly ill equipped to adapt to the seismic changes taking place in the U.S. economy; they were left isolated and jobless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander