as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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The program comes at a time when national data reveals that formerly incarcerated people have an unemployed rate of more than 27%.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Workers with disabilities are still twice as likely to be unemployed compared to those without disabilities, highlighting significant challenges that remain in fostering equity in the workplace.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
So despite being unemployed in a tough rental market and not meeting the income requirements, Cox put in an application.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
Total sample size was 2,407 U.S. adults, of whom 1,331 were working full-time, part-time or temporarily unemployed.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Workers with disabilities are still twice as likely to be unemployed compared to those without disabilities, highlighting significant challenges that remain in fostering equity in the workplace.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
So despite being unemployed in a tough rental market and not meeting the income requirements, Cox put in an application.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
Total sample size was 2,407 U.S. adults, of whom 1,331 were working full-time, part-time or temporarily unemployed.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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