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unemployed

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un′em ploid)

Collocations for "unemployed"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "unemployed" in context.

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unemployed

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. unemployed [adults, people, youth, individuals, graduates, engineers, teachers]
  2. [temporarily, seasonally] unemployed
  3. has been unemployed [for, since]
  4. has become unemployed [following, due to, because of]
  5. has left [fifty, one hundred] (workers) unemployed
  6. have been unemployed for [six months]
  7. at risk of [becoming, being] unemployed
  8. in danger of [becoming] unemployed
  9. unemployed and [getting, receiving] benefits
n
  1. [help, benefits, programs, initiatives, courses, training] for the unemployed
  2. [benefiting, assisting] the unemployed
'unemployed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "unemployed" in the title:

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curtailed its efforts to protecting the unemployed - English Only forum
Each unemployed individual face<s> - English Only forum
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Excuses are for the unemployed, of which/whom you are now one. - English Only forum
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I cannot afford to be unemployed now - English Only forum
If you abused to boss, you would have been unemployed by this time tomorrow - English Only forum
leave no stray unemployed - English Only forum
My sister works but her husband doesn't work/is unemployed - English Only forum
One-third of the people are unemployed - English Only forum
out of work/unemployed;out of school/have finished school - English Only forum
Ten years ago, Jack was unemployed for two years. - English Only forum
The new recruits are from among the young unemployed. - English Only forum
The number of <the> unemployed - English Only forum
to make many unemployed graduates, becoming self-reliant. - English Only forum
to make someone unemployed => is this OK? - English Only forum
Unemployed / Being unemployed, Keith spent a lot of time [participle phrase] - English Only forum
unemployed /employed - English Only forum
"Unemployed" as a noun? - English Only forum
Unemployed Ohioans will soon have to prove they are seeking work to collect benefits - English Only forum
unemployed or the unemployed - English Only forum
went into unemployment/went unemployed - English Only forum
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