Synonyms of the word

jobless

• adj. Lacking employment.
• n. Person who has no job.

idle

• adj. (obsolete) Empty, vacant.
• adj. Not being use appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
• adj. Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing.
• adj. Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
• adj. Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
• adj. (obsolete) Light-headed; foolish.
• v. (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
• v. (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
• v. (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

unemployed

• adj. Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
• adj. Having no use, not doing work.
• n. Unemployed people.