as in unemployed
having no job
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 22,000 to 242,000 for the week ending Feb. 22, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
What To Know The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 242,000 for the week ending February 22, surpassing analysts' expectations of 220,000.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Weekly initial jobless claims rose but by less than economists' forecasts.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Weekly jobless claims didn’t increase by as much as expected, and the Philadelphia Fed index dropped by less than estimated, to 12.5 in March from 18.1 last month.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
What To Know The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 242,000 for the week ending February 22, surpassing analysts' expectations of 220,000.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Weekly initial jobless claims rose but by less than economists' forecasts.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Weekly jobless claims didn’t increase by as much as expected, and the Philadelphia Fed index dropped by less than estimated, to 12.5 in March from 18.1 last month.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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