Noun
- 1. unemployed people, unemployed, people
- usage: people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance"
Adjective
- 1. unemployed (vs. employed), discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped, idle, jobless, out of work, idle
- usage: not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"
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