unemployed · adjective /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
Word family
Nouns: employ, employee, employer, employment, unemployed, unemployment
Adjectives: unemployed
Verbs: employ
unemployed
B1 not having a job that provides money
Dictionary example:
He's been unemployed for over a year.
Learner example:
I have been unemployed for four months. (Preliminary English Test; B1; French)
unemployed · noun /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
Word family
Nouns: employ, employee, employer, employment, unemployed, unemployment
Adjectives: unemployed
Verbs: employ
the unemployed
C1 people who are unemployed
Dictionary example:
We want to get the unemployed back into work.
Learner example:
I am a lawyer and not so long ago I worked in Poznan Unemployment Office where I happened to use English - not talking to the unemployed of course. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Polish)
