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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
unemployed
    adj 1: not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers
           marched on the capital" [ant: employed]
    n 1: people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a
         group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance" [syn:
         unemployed people, unemployed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unemployed \Unemployed\
   See employed.

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unemployed \Un`em*ployed"\, a.
   1. Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular
      work.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Economics) actively seeking employment but unable to find
      a suitable job.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Unemployed:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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