the unemployed
noun
: people who have no jobs
Many of the city's unemployed are former factory workers.
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These policies furthered all of Roosevelt’s conservation goals: developing rural areas, providing work to the unemployed, and improving the climate for business and development.
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Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Officials have also promised to help the unemployed and distribute holiday subsidies to the needy.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Carter furnished a plane and pilot, and Rogers canceled his showbiz engagements to begin stumping all over Texas to raise money for needy farmers and the unemployed, Fairley wrote.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Tyson Barrie Strange that a defenseman who put up 55 points just two seasons ago is still on the unemployed list but last season was a rough one for Barrie in Nashville and that may be what’s sticking in teams’ minds.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Officials have also promised to help the unemployed and distribute holiday subsidies to the needy.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Carter furnished a plane and pilot, and Rogers canceled his showbiz engagements to begin stumping all over Texas to raise money for needy farmers and the unemployed, Fairley wrote.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Tyson Barrie Strange that a defenseman who put up 55 points just two seasons ago is still on the unemployed list but last season was a rough one for Barrie in Nashville and that may be what’s sticking in teams’ minds.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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“The unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unemployed. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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