: not filled
an unfilled bottle
unfilled spaces
a vacancy left unfilled
an unfilled order
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Positions that are open due to normal employee turnover go unfilled, and then layoffs occur.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The country also has the highest school dropout rates in the EU, and rural youth unemployment exceeds 30 percent, even as jobs go unfilled in major cities.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Saint Louis University in Missouri, one of the United States' oldest Catholic universities, laid off 20 employees, eliminated 130 unfilled faculty and staff positions and sold off its medical practice after running a deficit.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
During those years, the number of paraprofessional openings has gone down but is still the highest share of unfilled positions in the district.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The country also has the highest school dropout rates in the EU, and rural youth unemployment exceeds 30 percent, even as jobs go unfilled in major cities.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Saint Louis University in Missouri, one of the United States' oldest Catholic universities, laid off 20 employees, eliminated 130 unfilled faculty and staff positions and sold off its medical practice after running a deficit.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
During those years, the number of paraprofessional openings has gone down but is still the highest share of unfilled positions in the district.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfilled. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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