1 unemployed; without a job:
The closure left 500 people jobless.
2 (the jobless) noun [pl.] people who are unemployed
joblessness noun [U]:
Joblessness among young men is on the increase.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is jobless a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, jobless is tagged as adjective.
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