jobless
adjective
without a job.
joblessness
-
a word derived from
jobless.
Example Sentences
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But joblessness has fallen and wages have risen, and polls show Petro's protege, Senator Ivan Cepeda, as the front-runner.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Across the economy, joblessness among U.S.-born workers inched up to 4.3% in March from 4.2% a year earlier, while unemployment for foreign-born workers went the other way, slipping to 4.3% from 4.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Amid the double despair of soaring joblessness and inflation, the 2025 U.S. military saw the biggest enlistee surge in 13 years, exceeding their recruitment goals by 10%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Early joblessness, she argues, reflects an "aspiration-availability mismatch" combined with the ability to wait.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Young African American men were the only group to experience a steep increase in joblessness between 1980 and 2000, a development directly traceable to the increase in the penal population.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
