Definitions for unemployed
ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪdun·em·ployed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unemployed people, unemployedadjective

   people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)

   "the long-term unemployed need assistance"

2. unemployedadjective

   not engaged in a gainful occupation

   "unemployed workers marched on the capital"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unemployednoun

   Unemployed people.

   The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.

2. unemployedadjective

   Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).

3. unemployedadjective

   Having no use, not doing work

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unemployedadjective

   1. Not busy; at leisure; idle.

   Other creatures, all day long
   Rove idle, unemploy’d, and less need rest. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Wilt thou then serve Philistines with that gift,
   Which was expresly given thee to annoy them?
   Better at home lie bedrid, not only idle,
   Inglorious, unemploy’d, with age out-worn. John Milton.

   Our wise creator has annexed to several objects, and to the ideas we receive of them, as also, to several of our thoughts, a concomitant pleasure, that those faculties which we are endowed with, might not remain idle and unemployed. John Locke.

   2. Not engaged in any particular work.

   Pales unhonour’d, Ceres unemploy’d,
   Were all forgot. Dryden.

   Men, soured with poverty, and unemploy’d, easily give into any prospect of change. Addison.

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1. unemployed

   Unemployed refers to individuals who are of working age and capable of working, but are currently not engaged in any form of paid employment, even though they are actively seeking work. It also includes those who have been temporarily laid off with no definite date of returning back to work. This term is commonly used in labor force studies and is a key metric in economic analyses.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unemployedadjective

   not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work

2. Unemployedadjective

   not invested or used; as, unemployed capital

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unemployed

   un-em-ploid′, adj. out of work: not put to use or profit.—n. Unemploy′ment.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unemployed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3690

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unemployed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2247

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unemployed' in Adjectives Frequency: #472

How to pronounce unemployed?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say unemployed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unemployed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unemployed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unemployed in a Sentence

1. Chibeze Ezekiel:

   We agree that there are people who are unemployed and that jobs are critical, but we believe that there's a better alternative in the area of renewable energy which guarantees employment not only for the short term, but for a long time.

2. Guadalupe Retana:

   What we feared has begun to happen. I am officially unemployed, today, various people began leaving La Mora.

3. Thomas Jefferson:

   Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state.

4. Wilburn Wilkins:

   We have a President who is totally tearing apart our whole democratic Constitution, many people are dying because he is ignoring the Covid pandemic, ignoring the fact that people are unemployed, need financial resources. We need a change.

5. President Donald Trump:

   This order will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens, crucially, we'll also preserve our health care resources for American patients. We have to take care of our patients, we have to take care of our great American workers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unemployed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unemployed
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unemployed
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployed
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unemployed