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jobless
[job-lis]
adjective
- without a job. 
- noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment. 
noun
- unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job. 
ˈjobless
/ ˈdʒɒblɪs /
adjective
- unemployed 
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the ) - the jobless 
 
Other Word Forms
- joblessness noun
Example Sentences
Scheduled data which won’t be released unless the government reopens include trade data and factory orders figures on Tuesday, weekly jobless claims figures Thursday and monthly jobs data on Friday.
Normally, economists would verify their suspicions through the weekly jobless claims report, which shows how many people apply for unemployment benefits.
With official unemployment, CPI and wage data potentially missing, Powell may lean more heavily on “soft” indicators including ISM surveys, jobless claims and market-based inflation expectations.
Scheduled official data include September durable goods orders on Monday; third-quarter GDP data and weekly jobless claims Thursday; and September PCE inflation figures Friday.
The jobless rate in one of the world's fastest-growing developed economies was 10.45 percent from July to September, up from 10.29 percent in the preceding quarter, the National Statistics Institute announced.
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