the unemployed

noun

: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.

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College graduates also make up a record share of the unemployed, per the Dallas Fed. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 Americans with a bachelor’s degree account for a quarter of the unemployed, a record. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026 Job counselor as a trust to assist the unemployed, as EDD’s Al Dave used to say. — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Friends, colleagues, LinkedIn endorsements, links to newsletters for the unemployed. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the unemployed

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