jobless

[ job-lis ]

/ ˈdʒɒb lɪs /

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adjective

without a job.

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

noun

(used with a plural verb)Usually the jobless . unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job.

Origin of jobless

First recorded in 1800–10; job¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM jobless

job·less·ness, noun

Words nearby jobless

job enlargement, job evaluation, jobholder, job-hop, job-hunt, jobless, job lot, job market, job order, job-order costing, job printer

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Example sentences from the Web for jobless

Emergency benefits have just expired for some 1.3 million jobless Americans, putting a huge dent in our economy.
Republicans’ Unemployment Shame|Jamelle Bouie|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With the help of GM and Ford and jobless claims at a five-year low, the S&P hit a record high of over 1,700 points.
Consumers Push July U.S. Auto Sales Up Sharply|Filipa Ioannou|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Starting in early 2010, this ceased to be a jobless recovery.
The Phony Food-Stamp Scare|Daniel Gross|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Business activity revived but reemployment lagged; policymakers confronted what would today be called a “jobless recovery.”
When Big Government Saved America|Mason Williams|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

One of the biggest factors in breaking out of a jobless streak could be … your teeth?
Bad Teeth, Broken Dreams: Lack of Dental Care Keeps Many Out of Jobs|CNBC|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Half a thousand jobless workers, armed and reckless, marched toward the docks.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
Two weeks ago he was down and out, broke, jobless, starving.
The Substitute Prisoner|Max Marcin
The Commission wants unemployment to drop to the point where the number of jobless workers will equal the number of vacant jobs!
The Invisible Government|Dan Smoot
Enroll them in a networking club for the jobless, one of the really good ones.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Tens of thousands of them milling about, homeless, penniless, jobless.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl

British Dictionary definitions for jobless

jobless

/ (ˈdʒɒblɪs) /

adjective

unemployed
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the jobless

Derived forms of jobless

joblessness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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释义	jobless [ job-lis ] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jobless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective without a job. noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment. noun (used with a plural verb)Usually the jobless . unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job. Origin of jobless First recorded in 1800–10; job¹ + -less OTHER WORDS FROM jobless job·less·ness, noun Words nearby jobless job enlargement, job evaluation, jobholder, job-hop, job-hunt, jobless, job lot, job market, job order, job-order costing, job printer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jobless Emergency benefits have just expired for some 1.3 million jobless Americans, putting a huge dent in our economy. Republicans’ Unemployment Shame\|Jamelle Bouie\|December 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST With the help of GM and Ford and jobless claims at a five-year low, the S&P hit a record high of over 1,700 points. Consumers Push July U.S. Auto Sales Up Sharply\|Filipa Ioannou\|August 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Starting in early 2010, this ceased to be a jobless recovery. The Phony Food-Stamp Scare\|Daniel Gross\|July 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Business activity revived but reemployment lagged; policymakers confronted what would today be called a “jobless recovery.” When Big Government Saved America\|Mason Williams\|June 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST One of the biggest factors in breaking out of a jobless streak could be … your teeth? Bad Teeth, Broken Dreams: Lack of Dental Care Keeps Many Out of Jobs\|CNBC\|June 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Half a thousand jobless workers, armed and reckless, marched toward the docks. Port O' Gold\|Louis John Stellman Two weeks ago he was down and out, broke, jobless, starving. The Substitute Prisoner\|Max Marcin The Commission wants unemployment to drop to the point where the number of jobless workers will equal the number of vacant jobs! The Invisible Government\|Dan Smoot Enroll them in a networking club for the jobless, one of the really good ones. Makers\|Cory Doctorow Tens of thousands of them milling about, homeless, penniless, jobless. Land of the Burnt Thigh\|Edith Eudora Kohl British Dictionary definitions for jobless jobless / (ˈdʒɒblɪs) / adjective unemployed (as collective noun; preceded by the)the jobless Derived forms of jobless joblessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jobless out of work, laid off, on the dole
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jobless

adjective

noun

Origin of jobless

OTHER WORDS FROM jobless

Words nearby jobless

Example sentences from the Web for jobless

British Dictionary definitions for jobless

adjective

Derived forms of jobless

Words related to jobless