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jobless

[ job-lis ]

/ ˈdʒɒb lɪs /

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adjective

without a job.

noting or pertaining to persons 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 (usually preceded by the).

Origin of jobless

First recorded in 1800–10; job¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM jobless

job·less·ness, noun

Words nearby jobless

jobbing, jobbing printer, jobcentre, jobclub, jobholder, jobless, jobs, steven, jobseeker's allowance, jobsworth, joburg, jocasta

Example sentences from the Web for joblessness

In a country nearly crushed by poverty and joblessness, there is little money left over for making the prisons humane and livable.

Out and Proud in El Salvador’s Murderous Gangland |Gene Robinson |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The youth are desperate because of the hardship of life here and the joblessness.

PLO Official: Al-Qaeda To Target Lebanese Christians |Jamie Dettmer |February 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There, despite his youth and joblessness, Andre was celebrated as a devoted dad.

New New Fatherhood in the Inner City |Dana Goldstein |July 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If elite interest in joblessness has collapsed, however, it's not because the emergency has been resolved.

What Didn't Come Up in Today's Presidential Press Conference? |David Frum |April 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In this rustbelt of dying shipyards, joblessness runs as high as 50 percent.

Greece on the Brink of Financial Abyss as Syriza Party Weighs Default |John Psaropoulos |May 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was clear that Eunice was somewhat concerned concerning Kinnison's joblessness; but Kinnison was not.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
Economics (income level, joblessness, opportunity) plays a critical role in the life of the young and of their progenitors.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for joblessness

jobless

/ (ˈdʒɒblɪs) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of jobless

joblessness, noun