unemployable

[ uhn-em-ploi-uh-buh l ]

/ ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ ə bəl /

adjective

unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.

noun

an unemployable individual.

Words nearby unemployable

uneducated, unef, unelectable, unembarrassed, unemotional, unemployable, unemployed, unemployment, unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation, unemployment insurance

Origin of unemployable

First recorded in 1885–90; un-¹ + employable

OTHER WORDS FROM unemployable

un·em·ploy·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for unemployable

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One thousand dollars invested in salvaging an unemployable youth today can return $40,000 or more in his lifetime.
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It is impossible to condemn this second class of Unemployable.
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He thus passes from the unemployed state to the unemployable state.
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British Dictionary definitions for unemployable

unemployable

/ (ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪəbəl) /

adjective

unable or unfit to keep a job

Derived forms of unemployable

unemployability, noun

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