unemployed
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There were more unemployed young men than young women - 257,000 compared with 143,000.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The higher levy made it more expensive for employers to fund entry-level jobs, a real problem with more than 16% of Brits ages 16 to 24 now unemployed.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.78 million in the week through May 9, versus a revised 1.78 million a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
One set of remains was that of a 17-year-old high school student who had gone out to sell his motorcycle to help his unemployed uncle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It didn't make him invincible to the whims of the Nazi occupiers, but it made him a lot less vulnerable than he had been when he was unemployed.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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