unemployed
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The court previously heard that the stunt by the unemployed 30-year-old cost taxpayers an estimated £92,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I had about six months’ worth of money in my emergency fund in case something like this happened, but it’s looking like I’ll be unemployed for longer than six months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that directed the state to review policies and practices that help displaced workers and efforts to improve training for the unemployed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Within this group, workers from their mid-20s to mid-30s represent both the highest number of overall jobless people and, at 27%, the highest portion of the long-term unemployed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
By now, more than ten million Americans were unemployed, and the auto industry was in a perilous free fall.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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