unemployed

5 definitions • 10 examples

not having a job that provides money:

He's been unemployed for over a year.

people who do not have a job that provides money:

There are now over four million unemployed in this country.

Our department provides services for the unemployed.

not having a job that provides money:

an unemployed actor

someone who is unemployed does not have a job:

Only 2.3% of the survey sample were unemployed and seeking work.

Unemployment figures include only those who are officially registered as unemployed.

The portion of the jobless who had been unemployed for more than six months was 21.6% in June, not much changed from June last year.

unemployed people/workers We should be focussing more efforts on labour-market issues such as getting unemployed people back to work.

people who do not have jobs, considered as a group:

Government programs for the unemployed will place new emphasis on training, education, and relocation assistance.

According to Labor Department statistics, nearly a half million people joined the ranks of the unemployed in November.