unemployed

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But first, how do we get from unemployed house sitter to impending Italian nuptials?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Job security is a key feature of the job hunt these days, and searches for people who are unemployed can be lengthy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, fell to 1.794 million in the week through March 28, against 1.832 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There are currently 0.9 job openings for every unemployed person.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The queue moved at a snail’s pace; I struck up a conversation with an unemployed man in a dark suit.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane