unemployed people
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- noun
- /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd ˈpipəl/
- However, the proportion of unemployed people who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer was little changed at 23.9 percent.
- unemployed people cope
- cope with stigma
- way in which unemployed people
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Watch on YouTubeSo it means that unemployed people will be paid across the globe.
- So it means that unemployed people will be paid across the globe.
- And you know what, to avoid any misunderstanding, we're going to give housing and jobs to our own unemployed people, too.
- OK, not all unemployed people look for a job or not all non employed people are looking for jobs.
Examples
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Add to that figure frustrated job-seekers, and the percentage of unemployed people rises to 43 percent.
Academic text (2006) -
There are enough unemployed people to fill every single job vacancy in the country.
Blog text (14) -
If business is good and jobs appear, then unemployed people are immediately ready to take those jobs.
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So it means that unemployed people will be paid across the globe.
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And you know what, to avoid any misunderstanding, we're going to give housing and jobs to our own unemployed people, too.
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And now I see how small the problem these 800 unemployed people are having could be...
Blog text (32) -
The government has launched four pilot schemes that investigate ways to help unemployed people suffering from mental health problems find work.
Academic text (2014) -
The number of unemployed people who lost their jobs declined by 427,000 over the year, to 3.2 million.
Academic text (2018) -
There are 170,588 registered unemployed people in the urban areas of Tripura (Economic Census in 2013).
Academic text (2018) -
In our community, many unemployed people are attending workshops to enhance their skills.
Synonyms
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People without work who are looking for jobs
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple adjectival noun phrase where 'unemployed' (having no paid employment and seeking work) directly modifies 'people' (human beings), so the collective meaning is transparently compositional. This standard adjective + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and readily understandable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase unemployed people gives a simple picture: unemployed means 'without a job' and people are those who need work. Imagine a group waiting at a job centre for employers to hire them, and that clear image explains why the phrase means 'people without a job' who are 'looking for work'.