jobless

Example Sentences

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"When I came back to India, I was jobless but I wanted to be my own boss," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rose last week, but layoffs still remain at stable levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Sponsoring OPCs is a new, cheap way to tackle high youth unemployment in China -- where one in six people between the ages of 16 and 24 are jobless.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

New U.S. jobless claims fell to 207,000 in the week through April 11, indicating limited layoffs in a cooling labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Out on my arse jobless and a mother to support that’s ninety-two and a daily communicant in the Franciscan church.The rent man collects the rents, missus, or he loses the job.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt