unemployed
n. uncountablen. people who do not have a job but are looking for work. It is usually used with 'the' to talk about this group of people as a whole.
n. people who are currently without paid work but are available for and seeking employment. Typically functions as a collective noun when preceded by the definite article.
The government is trying to help the unemployed find work.
New training programs were launched last month to provide the unemployed with modern digital skills.
Economists argue that while the total number of the unemployed has decreased, many individuals have simply stopped looking for work and are no longer counted in official statistics.
From un- + employed.
Functions as a collective plural noun; it always takes the definite article 'the' and a plural verb.
He is an unemployed.He is unemployed.The word is an adjective when describing one person; it only functions as a noun when referring to the entire group as 'the unemployed'.