unemployed

[ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]

Definition:
1. Without a job although able to work.
2. Not engaged in a gainful occupation.

Use 'unemployed' in a sentence:

1. Indeed today's unemployed don't seem to be having a great time.
2. Unemployed workers face difficult odds.
3. Many young people worry that once they graduate from university, they will join the ranks of the unemployed.
4. Ask anyone newly unemployed what they want and the answer is always: a job.
5. Such visions are based on the downsides of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment.
6. Unemployed Queenslanders were victims of personal crime twice as often as employed people.
7. There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.
8. If you're unemployed and want some advice on the practical aspects of looking for a job, Saved is the person to talk to.
9. Unemployed young men loiter at the entrance of the factory.
10. I've got loads of friends who're unemployed.
11. Have you been unemployed for over six months?
12. She was unemployed for all that time.
13. How long have you been unemployed?
14. The problem is millions of people are unemployed.
15. New research says the US recession is now over, but many people remain unemployed.
16. Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
17. Actually, this problem should be everyone's concern since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.
18. This is a pressing issue because many people are becoming unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19. This bum is an unemployed man in the slum.
20. Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed.
21. The unemployed are not a homogeneous group.
22. Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
23. A job placement program exists to help those who are unemployed.
24. One problem not mentioned is the unemployed may not have the skills to fill the vacancies on offer.
25. Times are hard for the unemployed.
26. It did provide jobs for thousands of unemployed artists.
27. We want to create jobs for the unemployed.
28. He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
29. Many unemployed people experience feelings of isolation and depression.
30. He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.
31. Bert was a footloose, unemployed actor.
32. Bringing up a family when you're unemployed is no picnic.
33. The government is accused of ratting on its promises to the unemployed.
34. Being unemployed produces negative attitudes to work.
35. The unemployed cannot withdraw their labour — they have no power.
36. I've joined the ranks of the unemployed.
37. If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment.
38. The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
39. Almost 13 per cent of the working population is already unemployed.
40. At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.
41. This workshop helps young unemployed people.
42. Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
43. Groups of unemployed people from all over the country marched in procession to the capital.
44. A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected.
45. Almost 13 percent of the working population is already unemployed.
46. The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.
47. The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.
48. Among those 18 and over, 510,000 benefit claimants were not unemployed.