as in unemployed
having no job
having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
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California’s official unemployment rate — the percentage of jobless workers among the state’s labor force — remained unchanged in September at 5.3%.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 12 came in at 241,000, reflecting a decline from the week earlier.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Plus, disaster jobless benefits are available to many types of workers who don’t qualify for state unemployment insurance, such as gig workers, farmers and the self-employed.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
About 30,500 initial jobless claims were filed in North Carolina in the nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of the state in late September, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 12 came in at 241,000, reflecting a decline from the week earlier.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Plus, disaster jobless benefits are available to many types of workers who don’t qualify for state unemployment insurance, such as gig workers, farmers and the self-employed.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
About 30,500 initial jobless claims were filed in North Carolina in the nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of the state in late September, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Jobless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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