as in unemployed
having no job
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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Continuing jobless claims, which measure the total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits, decreased by 52,000 to 1.84 million, marking the lowest level since September.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The jobless number was better in metro Phoenix, with a 3.5% unemployment rate in November.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Japan’s jobless rate for the month of November came in at 2.5%, in line with Reuters’ estimates and unchanged from October.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
In the months leading up to the pandemic, the state's jobless rate was at about 3.7%.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The jobless number was better in metro Phoenix, with a 3.5% unemployment rate in November.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Japan’s jobless rate for the month of November came in at 2.5%, in line with Reuters’ estimates and unchanged from October.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
In the months leading up to the pandemic, the state's jobless rate was at about 3.7%.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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