as in unemployed
having no job
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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As of March, the U.S. unemployment rate for degree holders ages 22 through 27 was 5.8%, considerably higher than the nation's overall 4% jobless rate at the time, according to the New York Federal Reserve.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor, in June, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 190,000 to 1.6 million, largely offsetting a decrease the prior month.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The veto was his third and least controversial: The others were an omnibus housing bill that had been drafted in consultation with his office and a measure that would have provided jobless benefits to strikers, which had been passed despite his veto threat.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
However, initial jobless claims have followed an unusual seasonal pattern in recent years, with an early summer pickup followed by a drop as back-to-school hiring occurs.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor, in June, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 190,000 to 1.6 million, largely offsetting a decrease the prior month.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The veto was his third and least controversial: The others were an omnibus housing bill that had been drafted in consultation with his office and a measure that would have provided jobless benefits to strikers, which had been passed despite his veto threat.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
However, initial jobless claims have followed an unusual seasonal pattern in recent years, with an early summer pickup followed by a drop as back-to-school hiring occurs.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobless
unemployed
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And by the way, up to one in five people will soon be unemployed.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2025
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The monthly number, which represents the percentage of people who are unemployed and looking for work is expected turn back up to 4.2% when the July jobs report is released on Friday, Aug. 1.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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