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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Thursday will feature the release of the weekly initial jobless claims data.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2025
Initial jobless claims for last week will released at 8:30 a.m.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of federal government workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington, D.C., that could get worse as the efforts intensify.
—Jeff Cox, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
To be fair, the nation’s jobless rate hit a half-century low of 3.5% during first Trump administration; but when Biden entered office, the unemployment rate was 6.8%.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2025
Initial jobless claims for last week will released at 8:30 a.m.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of federal government workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington, D.C., that could get worse as the efforts intensify.
—Jeff Cox, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
To be fair, the nation’s jobless rate hit a half-century low of 3.5% during first Trump administration; but when Biden entered office, the unemployment rate was 6.8%.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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