unemployed · adjective /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/Full view
Nouns: employee, employer, employment, unemployment
Adjectives: unemployed
Verbs: employ
unemployed
B1 not having a job that provides money
Dictionary example:

He's been unemployed for over a year.

Learner example:

I have been unemployed for four months. (Preliminary English Test; B1; French)

unemployed · noun /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
the unemployed
C1 people who are unemployed
Dictionary example:

We want to get the unemployed back into work.

Learner example:

I am a lawyer and not so long ago I worked in Poznan Unemployment Office where I happened to use English - not talking to the unemployed of course. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Polish)

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