the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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Tyson Barrie Strange that a defenseman who put up 55 points just two seasons ago is still on the unemployed list but last season was a rough one for Barrie in Nashville and that may be what’s sticking in teams’ minds.
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Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
The India Employment Report 2024, released by the International Labour Organization and the Institute for Human Development in March, found that India’s youth comprise nearly 83% of the unemployed workforce.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
While the survey of establishments used for the headline payrolls number was discouraging, the household survey was even more so, with growth of just 67,000, while the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 352,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Employment in Australia rose by around 50,000 people and the unemployed increased by 10,000 people, Bjorn Jarvis, head of labor statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, said in a release.
—Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 17 July 2024
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Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
The India Employment Report 2024, released by the International Labour Organization and the Institute for Human Development in March, found that India’s youth comprise nearly 83% of the unemployed workforce.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
While the survey of establishments used for the headline payrolls number was discouraging, the household survey was even more so, with growth of just 67,000, while the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 352,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Employment in Australia rose by around 50,000 people and the unemployed increased by 10,000 people, Bjorn Jarvis, head of labor statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, said in a release.
—Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 17 July 2024
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“The unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unemployed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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