unemployed
un-em-ployed
adjective
Not having a job, despite being able and willing to work.
"He has been unemployed for six months."
noun
People who are without a job but are actively seeking work.
"The government aims to support the unemployed."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: unemployed people, idle, discharged, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped, out of work, dismissed, jobless
Antonyms: employed