unemployed

/ʌnɛmplˈɔ‍ɪd/

/ˌənɛmˈpɫɔɪd/

unemployed

not having a job

antonyms : employed

Unemployed

a person who does not have a job and is actively looking for a job

Examples

1. The unemployed man took a job he didn't like because he needed to pay his bills.

2. The number of unemployed has passed the two million mark for the first time.

3. I know the job isn't perfect, but a bad bush is better than the open field, and I can't afford to be unemployed right now.

4. The unemployed man was offered a job that was not ideal, but he accepted it because beggars can't be choosers.