unemployed

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. un·employed [the unemployed unemployed] BrE [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd] NAmE [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd] adjective
without a job although able to work
Syn: ↑jobless
• How long have you been unemployed?
•an unemployed builder
•an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed

Collocations:
Unemployment
Losing your job
lose your job
(BrE) become/be made redundant
be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
face/be threatened with dismissal/(BrE) the sack/(BrE) compulsory redundancy
dismiss/fire/ (especially BrE) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
lay off staff/workers/employees
(AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrench workers
cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
(BrE) make staff/workers/employees redundant
Being unemployed
be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
seek/look for work/employment
be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both BrE) unemployment benefit/jobseeker's allowance
be/go/live/sign (BrE, informal) on the dole
claim/draw/get (BrE, informal) the dole
be on/qualify for (NAmE) unemployment (compensation)
be/go/live/depend (NAmE) on welfare
collect/receive (NAmE) welfare
combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment

Example Bank:
•As I was voluntarily unemployed, I wasn't entitled to benefit.
•The closure of the factory left hundreds of men unemployed.
•1 million women were registered unemployed, compared with 2.3 million men.
•He's an unemployed builder.
•He graduated with a good degree, only to join the ranks of the unemployed.
•The party's policies were popular among the unemployed.


Example Bank:
•I've joined the ranks of the unemployed.
•We're working on a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work.
 
▪ II. the un·employed BrE NAmE noun plural
•a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work
• I've joined the ranks of the unemployed (= I've lost my job).
Main entry: ↑unemployed_derived