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unemployed

[uhn-em-ploid] / ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd /


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The last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.78 million in the week through May 23, versus a revised 1.79 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“The hiring rate for unemployed workers has declined somewhat,” Nunn says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

There were more unemployed young men than young women - 257,000 compared with 143,000.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In our crew, our friend G was like the rest of us, unemployed, hanging out.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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