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 November jobs report, October JOLTS data, and recent weekly jobless claims reflect full employment in the U.S. labor market.
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR were little changed as investors digested slightly higher jobless claims data.
—Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Layoff announcements, jobless claims tick higher The weekly jobless claims data also is telling another story about the labor market: Employers have pulled back on hiring.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Filings last week for first-time jobless claims totaled 224,000, more than economists expected.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR were little changed as investors digested slightly higher jobless claims data.
—Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Layoff announcements, jobless claims tick higher The weekly jobless claims data also is telling another story about the labor market: Employers have pulled back on hiring.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Filings last week for first-time jobless claims totaled 224,000, more than economists expected.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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