unemployed
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There were still 245,000 unemployed people between 20 and 24 with no prior work experience, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, totaled 1.72 million in the week through Sept. 12, climbing by 2,000 from the downwardly revised total a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The flood damage, coupled with a Depression-era unemployed work force, put the river into the hands of federal flood control programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
There were more unemployed young men than young women - 252,000 men compared with 141,000 women.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Generose had managed to keep a part-time job as a stacker at a local drugstore for a while, but since giving birth to Alyah six months before, she had been unemployed.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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