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Definition jobless in American English

jobless adjective

adjective
/ˈdʒɑbləs/
1

without a job

Example

a jobless steelworker

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1.1

relating to people who do not have a job

Example

Canada's jobless rate was 10.3 percent.

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1.2

people who do not have jobs

Example

Many of the rural jobless moved into the towns.

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Definition jobless in American English