JOBLESS Definition & Meaning

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jobless

[ job-lis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

without a job.
noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job.

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adjective

1. unemployed
2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
  the jobless

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Derived Forms

ˈ��ǲ��ness, noun

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��ǲ�l��·�Ա�� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jobless¹

First recorded in 1800–10; job ¹ + -less

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Some of the money saved is expected to be spent on helping jobless claimants back into work.

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Despite these positives, a longstanding weakness of Spain's economy has been a chronically high jobless rate, which is the biggest in the EU and almost double the block's average.

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Los Angeles County’s jobless rate was 6% at the end of last year.

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She’s broke, jobless and trying to figure out where to go next.

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Official figures suggest the youth jobless rate remains high compared to before the pandemic, and that wage rises have stalled.

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