adj. Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).
adj. Having no use, not doing work
n. Unemployed people.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.
adj. Not invested or used.
adj. actively seeking employment but unable to find a suitable job.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Not employed; having no work or employment.
Not in use: as, unemployed capital or money.
Not accompanied with work or employment.
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n. people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
adj. not engaged in a gainful occupation
Word Usage
"Building on the current public system for the short term unemployed, a fully scaled, market-driven long term unemployment system would, at minimal cost to taxpayers, provide workers with a new tool to prepare for episodes of prolonged joblessness."