Unemployed (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
  2. not currently in use: unemployed productive capacity.
  3. not productively used: unemployed capital.
noun Usually the unemployed .(used with a plural verb)
  1. people who do not have jobs: programs to help the unemployed.
adjective
    • without remunerative employment; out of work
    • (as collective noun; preceded by the)
  1. not being used; idle
Unemployed (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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