Unemployed

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Unemployed - (adjective)

Definition

An unemployed is an individual of working age who meets three conditions simultaneously : - being without employment, meaning having not worked for at least one hour during the reference week ; - being available to take up employment within two weeks ; - having actively looked for a job in the previous month or having found one starting within the next three months.

Extra

Source: definition adopted in 1982 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Example of Use: He has been unemployed since he was made redundant last year.