unemployed
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I expect there will be more job creation than disruption, but groups have been left behind in the past and I’d want a working group to create programs for those under- or unemployed.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
So there’s been a bump in hiring — and not just for healthcare jobs — yet it’s taking longer for unemployed people to find work.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
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
There seemed to be plenty of unemployed nonunion carpenters willing to step in for the absent strikers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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