Jobless (Adjective)
Meaning
Not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The jobless man had been searching for employment for months with no success.
- A growing number of idle carpenters were struggling to make ends meet due to the slow construction market.
- Local authorities were concerned about the rising number of jobless transients moving into the city.
- Years of economic decline had left many people in the area jobless and demoralized.
- The sudden factory closure left hundreds of people jobless, severely impacting the local community.