jobless
adj.adj. not having a job when you want one. It describes people who are looking for work but do not have a position yet.
adj. lacking employment; without a paid job. Often used to describe the status of a specific population or the general state of the economy.
Many jobless workers are looking for new opportunities.
The government introduced new training programs to help jobless residents return to the workforce.
Economists warned that a sudden increase in the jobless rate could lead to a significant decline in consumer spending across the region.
From job + -less.
Often used with the definite article 'the' to refer to unemployed people as a group.
the joblessesthe joblessWhen using an adjective as a collective noun for a group of people, it does not take a plural 's'.