as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Classified as a lower-middle income country by the World Bank, nearly half of Lesotho's 2.3 million population live below the poverty line, while a quarter are unemployed.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
The number of unemployed Coloradans grew by 2,600 to 152,800, according to a March 2025 report by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Others who remained unemployed or underemployed after the pandemic don’t have the income to cover their loan bills.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
More unemployed people mean less consumer spending.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
The number of unemployed Coloradans grew by 2,600 to 152,800, according to a March 2025 report by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Others who remained unemployed or underemployed after the pandemic don’t have the income to cover their loan bills.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
More unemployed people mean less consumer spending.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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