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jobless

[job-lis]

adjective

  1. without a job.

  2. noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment.



noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job.

ˈDz

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

    1. unemployed

    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the jobless

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • joblessness noun
  • ˈDzness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jobless1

First recorded in 1800–10; job 1 + -less
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At age 22, he was out of the service, living in Detroit, broke and jobless.

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UK filmmakers warned freelancers in the industry risked being "jobless" if US productions were pulled, with one union saying the tariffs could be a "knock-out blow".

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More than one in five people between the ages of 16 and 24 in urban areas are jobless in China, according to official data published in August 2023.

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Some of the money saved is expected to be spent on helping jobless claimants back into work.

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Despite these positives, a longstanding weakness of Spain's economy has been a chronically high jobless rate, which is the biggest in the EU and almost double the block's average.

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