the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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As a share of the unemployed workforce, job leavers accounted for 12.9 percent in February, compared to 13.2 percent in January and 10.2 percent a year earlier.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
More than half of India’s population is under the age of thirty, but, according to a report by the International Labour Organization, the group accounts for almost eighty-three per cent of the unemployed.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 203,000 while the employment-population ratio dropped by 0.2% (61.1% to 59.9%).
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
These policies furthered all of Roosevelt’s conservation goals: developing rural areas, providing work to the unemployed, and improving the climate for business and development.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
More than half of India’s population is under the age of thirty, but, according to a report by the International Labour Organization, the group accounts for almost eighty-three per cent of the unemployed.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 203,000 while the employment-population ratio dropped by 0.2% (61.1% to 59.9%).
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
These policies furthered all of Roosevelt’s conservation goals: developing rural areas, providing work to the unemployed, and improving the climate for business and development.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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“The unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unemployed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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