Unemployed
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
4.
(used with a plural verb) people who do not have jobs (usually preceded by the):
programs to help the unemployed.
adjective
1.
without remunerative employment; out of work
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the unemployed
2.
not being used; idle
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