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'''Unemployed''', an adjective from 1667 that means: idle; not employed; without a [[job]]; out of [[work]]. As a noun, it is from 1782, meaning: people who do not have Jobs. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Unemployed]   
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'''Unemployed''' people are jobless, but looking for jobs and available for work. In contrast, when people have stopped working, or they cannot (or will not) work they are not counted as part of the [[labor force]].
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''Unemployed'' is an adjective from 1667 that means: idle; not employed; without a [[job]]; out of [[work]]. As a noun, it is from 1782, meaning: people who do not have Jobs. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Unemployed]   
  
 
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/economy/20older.html For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again.] by MOTOKO RICH.
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*[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/economy/20older.html For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again.] by MOTOKO RICH.
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Latest revision as of 21:08, September 26, 2018

Unemployed people are jobless, but looking for jobs and available for work. In contrast, when people have stopped working, or they cannot (or will not) work they are not counted as part of the labor force.

Etymology

Unemployed is an adjective from 1667 that means: idle; not employed; without a job; out of work. As a noun, it is from 1782, meaning: people who do not have Jobs. [1]

See also

External links