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
For Sapient, this meant some projects were delayed because the executives who had to sign off on spending programs were either out of a job, in a different role or had just been appointed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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
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
With Mom out of a job, the pressure came on the rest of us to bring in money and food.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
