1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
jobless benefits
joblessness
noun
Examples of jobless in a Sentence
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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The jobless rate has been assigned a 55% likelihood to be above 4.1%.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 25 July 2025
The increase is in contrast to overall jobless rates, which have remained relatively flat since the pandemic spike.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
Michigan’s unemployment rate declined for the second consecutive month in June, although the state's jobless rate still remains higher than the U.S. rate.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
Ongoing worker filings for jobless benefits — those who have received payments for more than one week — edged higher in the week ending July 5, to 1.956 million.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 25 July 2025
The increase is in contrast to overall jobless rates, which have remained relatively flat since the pandemic spike.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
Michigan’s unemployment rate declined for the second consecutive month in June, although the state's jobless rate still remains higher than the U.S. rate.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
Ongoing worker filings for jobless benefits — those who have received payments for more than one week — edged higher in the week ending July 5, to 1.956 million.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jobless
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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