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unemployed1 adjectiveunemployed2 noun unemployedun‧em‧ployed1 /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd◂/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective   - an unemployed steel worker
- Fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed.
- The accused man is an unemployed labourer from South London.
- The government is not doing enough to help the unemployed.
- An estimated 40 percent of the population is unemployed.
- Body Shop staff adopt a young unemployed person on a one-to-one basis, helping with job applications, for example.
- Finally, there was Miss Marita Calagarri, who described herself as an unemployed ship's cook.
- How can he explain that when 71,000 people in the city of Liverpool alone are currently unemployed?
- My father, who was a well-qualified master mariner, was unemployed for four years in the 1930s.
- They were glad to be working, especially in these years of drought when so many people were unemployed.
► unemployed someone who is unemployed does not have a job: · Fifty percent of the men in this town are unemployed. ► out of work unemployed, especially for a long period of time, when you had a job before: · I’ve been out of work for two years. ► redundant British English if someone is redundant, they have been told that they no longer have a job: · He was made redundant earlier this year.· redundant miners ► be on the dole British English, be on welfare/on unemployment American English to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job: · I didn’t want to go back on the dole.· Many people on welfare don’t have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job. ► be looking for work if someone is looking for work, they do not have a job and are trying to find one: · How long have you been looking for work? ► jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs – used especially in news reports: · The jobless totals have risen by 6% in the last year.· jobless youths to not have a job► not have a job/be without a job · I don't have a job yet, but I'm going for an interview tomorrow.· She's been without a job now for three months.· Many of the students who leave the course this summer won't have a job to go to. ► be out of work to not have a job, especially for a long period of time: · I've been out of work for two years.· At the age of 33, he suddenly found himself out of work and without much hope of finding any.be thrown out of work (=to suddenly lose your job): · The company's bankruptcy meant that 5,000 people were thrown out of work. ► unemployed an unemployed person does not have a job: · Fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed.unemployed teacher/clerk/factory worker etc (=some one who usually works as a teacher etc): · The accused man is an unemployed labourer from South London.the unemployed (=people who are unemployed): · The government is not doing enough to help the unemployed. ► jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs - used especially in news reports: · The factory closure will leave 3,000 workers jobless.· Jobless youths are a major cause of concern.the jobless (=people who do not have jobs): · The bill would allow the jobless to collect 4 to 20 weeks of additional benefits. ► be on the dole British /be on welfare/on unemployment American to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job: · Many people on welfare don't have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job.· Just about everyone on the estate is one the dole. Jobs are scarce.· He spent five months on unemployment before finding a job that paid much less than his previous job.go on the dole/go on welfare (=start getting money from the government because you do not have a job): · Students used to be allowed to go on the dole in the summer holidays, but the government has stopped that.· Rivera lost his job, and the family had to go on welfare. ► Employmentabsenteeism, nounarticled clerk, black economy, nounbloodletting, nounblue-collar, adjectivebook-keeper, nounboss, nounbusiness agent, career path, nouncareer structure, nounCFO, Chartered Financial Consultant, nounCIO, co-manager, nouncommercial agent, company car, nouncompany doctor, company officer, competence, nouncompliance officer, co-worker, nouncreative director, curriculum vitae, nounCV, noundeputy chairman, deskill, verbdismiss, verbdowngrade, verbdownsize, verbearn, verbearner, nounemploy, verbemployable, adjectiveemployee, nounemployer, nounemployment agency, nounengage, verbenrolled agent, escrow agent, executive chairman, filing clerk, fill-in, nounfull-time, adjectiveheadhunter, nounhealth and safety, nounhuman resources, nounjob application, job centre, nounjobless, adjectivelabour exchange, nounledger clerk, moonlight, verbnatural wastage, nounnepotism, nounnetworking, nounnine to five, adverbnumber-cruncher, nounoccupational, adjectiveoff, adverboff-duty, adjectiveoperative, nounoutwork, nounoverseer, nounoverstaffed, adjectivepenalty clause, nounpension fund, nounpension plan, nounpersonnel, nounpiecework, nounpositive discrimination, nounpost, nounpreferment, nounproject engineer, qualification, nounqualify, verbquit, verbrecommendation, nounrecruit, verbredeploy, verbredundancy, nounredundant, adjectivereferee, nounreference, nounreinstate, verbresearch manager, resign, verbresignation, nounresume, nounretired, adjectiveretiree, nounretirement, nounself-employed, adjectivesharecropper, nounshift, nounskilled, adjectivetechnical analyst, testimonial, nountime and motion study, nountrainee, nountransfer agent, underemployed, adjectiveundermanned, adjectiveunderstaffed, adjectiveunemployable, adjectiveunemployed, adjectiveunemployment, noununemployment benefit, noununskilled, adjectivevacancy, nounvacant, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworkday, nounwork experience, nounworkforce, nounworking papers, nounworkweek, noun ► the long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) ► be registered (as) unemployed/disabled etc British English (=be on an official list of a particular group) ADVERB► currently· How can he explain that when 71,000 people in the city of Liverpool alone are currently unemployed?· That does not surprise me, given that 20 percent. of the male population in Newham are currently unemployed.· Only 5.6% of women are currently unemployed - a third below the peak in 1986. ► now· And as you are now unemployed, I see no reason why you shouldn't search for them in a freelance capacity.· James Andrews, a former Lloyds insurance broker, now unemployed, was ill for 18 months.· He had lost his job as manager as a result of his arrest and was now unemployed.· Mr Scaife decided that Mr Saunders, now unemployed, had deliberately deprived himself of cash resources.· In Tayside, 533 young people are now unemployed; in Central region, 500 are unemployed.· Seven percent of the working population ... more than nine thousand people are now unemployed. NOUN► claimant· That compares with 13,221 unemployed claimants and 241 unfilled vacancies in January 1987.· Since January 1986 the number of unemployed claimants in the Aberdare travel to work area has fallen by 27 percent.· Basic provision of shelter, heat and light often consume more than half the total income of unemployed claimants.· Mr. Howard On the seasonally adjusted basis there were 2,546,000 unemployed claimants in December 1991. ► man· For example in 1983, only 30% of unemployed men had working wives, compared with 58% of employed household heads.· Between 1979 and 1987 the proportion of unemployed men who received supplementary benefit alone increased from 43 percent to 61.4 percent.· Late one evening, a party of thirteen unemployed men from Newport Pagnell were admitted as casuals.· It was set up by about thirty young unemployed men in January 1965.· Nearly all the unemployed men aged 60-64 in our study mentioned the bias towards younger people in recruitment. ► people· It currently offers on an annual basis up to 600,000 unemployed people an average of six months training and work experience.· Since the Great Leap Forward of the 1950s, millions of young and unemployed people have been sent to the countryside.· The first two Conservative governments presided over an economy which produced ever increasing numbers of unemployed people.· A pilot scheme should give unemployed people aged over 55 £500 for an educational or training programme of their choice.· Is this not a strange time to close offices which provide assistance for so many unemployed people?· Self help: A group of unemployed people in Middlesbrough will be building their own homes this year.· We carefully considered - I explained how we did so - how best to help unemployed people back to work.· Lamont's announcement of help for 100,000 unemployed people also raised half a cheer at most. ► person· This move alone will not ensure that the working partner of an unemployed person is not penalized for working.· Body Shop staff adopt a young unemployed person on a one-to-one basis, helping with job applications, for example.· So the average unemployed person is likely to be less healthy than the average employee. ► worker· The scheme was intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers in depressed areas who were prepared to move to other areas.· It is a movement that started outside institutional labor: unemployed workers, community groups, church groups.· Higher proportions of older unemployed workers experience long unemployment durations now than in the late 1970's.· It still seems like a recession to the unemployed workers, now numbering 5 percent of the workforce.· There are two main reasons why these unemployed workers do not find jobs immediately.· Certainly, most unemployed workers legitimately can not find work at the wages they are accustomed to.· Although this is highly plausible there are few studies of the skills possessed by older unemployed workers.· It would be equally ridiculous to think of taxing only unemployed workers to finance the unemployment compensation payments which they receive. nounemployeeemployeremployment ≠ unemploymentunemployedemployadjectiveemployed ≠ unemployedemployable ≠ unemployableverbemploy without a job SYN out of work:  an unemployed actor I’ve only been unemployed for a few weeks.RegisterIn everyday English, people often say out of work rather than unemployed:· He’s been out of work since January.THESAURUSunemployed someone who is unemployed does not have a job: · Fifty percent of the men in this town are unemployed.out of work unemployed, especially for a long period of time, when you had a job before: · I’ve been out of work for two years.redundant British English if someone is redundant, they have been told that they no longer have a job: · He was made redundant earlier this year.· redundant minersbe on the dole British English, be on welfare/on unemployment American English to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job: · I didn’t want to go back on the dole.· Many people on welfare don’t have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job.be looking for work if someone is looking for work, they do not have a job and are trying to find one: · How long have you been looking for work?jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs – used especially in news reports: · The jobless totals have risen by 6% in the last year.· jobless youthsunemployed1 adjectiveunemployed2 noun unemployedunemployed2 noun - But then, labor has always had a funny relationship with the unemployed.
- But there is no evidence that the unemployed or the poor are being pushed to crime by the deteriorating economic conditions.
- But with 3.8 million people unemployed and violence against foreigners on the rise, immigration remains a politically charged issue here.
- Easy payment schemes are often possible and for the unemployed or those in receipt of benefits colleges often waive tuition fees.
- Most courses cost around the L100 mark but would be free to the unemployed or those in receipt of certain government benefits.
- These were the dummy variables representing the unemployed and the retired.
► the long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) a retraining scheme for the long-term unemployed ► the long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) ► be registered (as) unemployed/disabled etc British English (=be on an official list of a particular group) nounemployeeemployeremployment ≠ unemploymentunemployedemployadjectiveemployed ≠ unemployedemployable ≠ unemployableverbemploy the unemployed [plural] people who have no jobthe long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) a retraining scheme for the long-term unemployed |