the unemployed

noun
🔊/ði ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
🔊/ði ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
[plural]
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  1. people who do not have a job although they are able to work synonym the jobless
    • a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work协助长期失业者恢复工作的计划
    • I've joined the ranks of the unemployed (= I've lost my job).我加入了失业者的行列。🔊🔊
    Topics Social issuesb2