/ ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd; NAmE / adjective
without a job although able to work
SYN jobless :
How long have you been unemployed?
an unemployed builder
► the un·employed noun [ pl. ]:
a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work
I've joined the ranks of the unemployed (= I've lost my job) .