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not working, not able to get work; not being used; people who are without jobs

without a job

idle inactive jobless underemployed down free loafing at liberty between jobs closed down disengaged fired laid off leisured on layoff on the bench on the dole on the shelf out of a job out of action out of work resting unapplied unengaged unexercised unoccupied unused without gainful employment workless
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Cases of word usage

1) to receive / begin to receive weekly payment from the State as an unemployed person (dole)

2) the state of being unemployed; the number of unemployed people (unemployment)

UNEMPLOYED as in Wiktionary
UNEMPLOYED as in Wikipedia