out of a job
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t exactly the best time to be starting a business, with 19% of the country’s workforce out of a job.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that young people who have been out of a job or education for 18 months will be offered a guaranteed paid work placement.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
At workforces large and small, plenty of workers are hesitant to adopt AI, fearful that widespread adoption will innovate them out of a job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Perhaps one day it will even be able to write this column in the style of Alan Abelson—and put me out of a job.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
He worked in the fur business, but was constantly out of a job.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
