jobless

jobless
job‧less /ˈdʒɒbləs $ ˈdʒɑːb-/ adjective1. without a job
   SYN  unemployed
2. the jobless [plural] people who are jobless
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ unemployed someone who is unemployed does not have a job: Fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed.
   ▪ out of work unemployed, especially for a long period of time, when you had a job before: I’ve been out of work for two years.
   ▪ redundant British English if someone is redundant, they have been told that they no longer have a job: He was made redundant earlier this year. | redundant miners
   ▪ be on the dole British English, be on welfare/on unemployment American English to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job: I didn’t want to go back on the dole. | Many people on welfare don’t have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job.
   ▪ be looking for work if someone is looking for work, they do not have a job and are trying to find one: How long have you been looking for work?
   ▪ jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs – used especially in news reports: The jobless totals have risen by 6% in the last year. | jobless youths