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 upside for the economy, the U.S. labor market is solid, with an unemployment rate of only 4,1%, fewer than 1.9 million continuing jobless claims, and over 7.7 million open jobs.
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Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Economic data include jobless claims for the week through March 29 and the ISM Services index for March, and the U.S.’s February trade balance.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2025
Wall Street on Thursday will also scrutinize the latest jobless claims data for signs that mass federal layoffs ordered by the Trump administration are affecting the labor market.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
The bills endorsed and sent to the floor of the House or Senate add to a significant list of measures approved in recent weeks, including one bill providing jobless benefits for strikers and another regulating the quotas and biometric surveillance of warehouse workers employed by Amazon and others.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Economic data include jobless claims for the week through March 29 and the ISM Services index for March, and the U.S.’s February trade balance.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2025
Wall Street on Thursday will also scrutinize the latest jobless claims data for signs that mass federal layoffs ordered by the Trump administration are affecting the labor market.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
The bills endorsed and sent to the floor of the House or Senate add to a significant list of measures approved in recent weeks, including one bill providing jobless benefits for strikers and another regulating the quotas and biometric surveillance of warehouse workers employed by Amazon and others.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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