without gainful employment

between jobs collecting unemployment benefits laid-off on the dole out of a job out of work without employment workless

idle inactive jobless underemployed

down free loafing

at liberty between jobs closed-down disengaged fired laid-off leisured on layoff on the bench on the dole on the shelf out of a job out of action out of work resting unapplied unengaged unexercised unoccupied unused workless

active busy working

employed occupied