out of work

Idioms  

1. Unemployed; also, having no work to do. For example, He lost his job a year ago and has been out of work ever since, or They don't give her enough assignments—she's always out of work. Shakespeare used this expression in Henry V (1:2): “All out of work and cold for action.”

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Example Sentences

He says the money would be a "lifeline" for his wife and two children as he is currently out of work after falling ill last year.

From BBC

The loom put weavers out of work, he added, but it raised living standards for everyone who came after.

From Barron's

He added that some surveys suggest that sedate hiring has made job hunting especially frustrating for those out of work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of others have called out of work and major airlines have canceled flights due to the shutdown.

From Barron's

During a previous owners lockout, the association created a million-dollar fund to help pay the bills of stadium concession workers who were thrown out of work.

From Los Angeles Times