jobless

Example Sentences

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He was jobless, broke and living at his parents’ vacation home in Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Weekly jobless claims were slightly higher than expected at 211,000.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 211,000 in the week through May 9, exceeding economists’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Official statistics are not published during the war, but pollster Info Sapiens estimated a jobless rate of 15.5 percent in March 2026.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

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

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie