jobless

adjective

job·​less ˈjäb-ləs How to pronounce jobless (audio)
Synonyms of joblessnext
1
: having no job
2
: of or relating to those having no job
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joblessness noun

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Examples of jobless in a Sentence

having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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Weekly jobless claims have been trending higher too. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Thursday will bring the weekly initial jobless claims and existing home sales data for June. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The stagnation is feeding into a volatile social environment, where nearly one in three is jobless. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 June 2026 Thursday's layoffs data showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week noise, fell by 2,500 to 222,000. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jobless

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of jobless was in 1862

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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jobless. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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