unemployed

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ · adj

Meaning

Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
Having no use, not doing work
The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English employed English unemployed From un- + employed.

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