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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On the labor front, the jobless claims report showed that layoffs are not rising despite Trump’s efforts to slice the federal employment rolls.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Base unemployment payroll taxes on the number of workers a firm lays off rather than the number of successful jobless claims so companies don't have an incentive to discourage employees from applying.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Other French productions include Laurent dans le Vent about a homeless and jobless young man who finds shelter in an out-of-season ski resort.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
By the way, the median monthly local jobless rate is 5.8% since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Base unemployment payroll taxes on the number of workers a firm lays off rather than the number of successful jobless claims so companies don't have an incentive to discourage employees from applying.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Other French productions include Laurent dans le Vent about a homeless and jobless young man who finds shelter in an out-of-season ski resort.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
By the way, the median monthly local jobless rate is 5.8% since 2010.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 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 2 May. 2025.
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