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jobless
[/ˈdʒɒbləs/]
adjective
desempregado
1.
without a job or employment
He has been jobless for six months.
Ele está desempregado há seis meses.
2.
relating to or affecting people without employment
The jobless rate increased this quarter.
A taxa de desemprego aumentou neste trimestre.
NYC Slang
between jobs
Synonyms
unemployed
out of work
idle
Antonyms
employed
working
occupied
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
desempregado
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
desempregado
standard usage in business and formal contexts
Portugal
desempregado
standard Portuguese usage; also 'sem emprego'
Related Idioms & Phrases
jobless rate
jobless recovery
jobless claims
the jobless
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