unemployed

un·em·ployed

U0067900 (ŭn′ĕm-ploid′, -ĭm-)adj.1. Out of work, especially involuntarily; jobless.2. Not being used; idle.n. (used with a pl. verb) People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the.

unemployed

(ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd) adj1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. without remunerative employment; out of workb. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the unemployed. 2. not being used; idle

un•em•ployed

(ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd)

adj. 1. not employed; without a job. 2. not currently in use. 3. not productively used: unemployed capital. n. 4. the unemployed, unemployed persons collectively. [1590]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unemployed - people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance"unemployed peopleplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onepeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	unemployed - not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"

unemployed

adjective out of work, redundant, laid off, jobless, idle, on the dole (Brit. informal), out of a job, workless, resting (of an actor) Have you been unemployed for over six months?
working, in work, having a job, in employment, in a job, earning your living

unemployed

adjective1. Out of work:jobless, workless.2. Not occupied or put to use:idle, inactive, unused, vacant.

Translations

失业的失业者

unemployed

(animˈploid) adjective not having, or not able to find, work. He has been unemployed for three months. 失業的 失业的 noun plural people who are unemployed. The numbers of (the) unemployed are still increasing. 失業者 失业者ˌunemˈployment noun1. the state of being unemployed. If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment. 失業 失业2. the numbers of people without work. Unemployment has reached record figures this year. 失業人數 失业人数

unemployed

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