unemployed
//ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd//
Adjective
unemployedCanonical form
1
Not having a paid job; without work.
He has been unemployed for six months.
2
(Of resources or equipment) not being used or put to productive purpose.
The factory has a lot of unemployed machinery.
Synonym
Noun
1
People who do not have jobs, considered as a group.
The government announced new programs to help the unemployed find work.