workless

workless
Having no work: unemployed.

A workless household is defined as a household that includes at least one person of working-age (men aged 16-64 years and women aged 16-59 years) where no one in the household aged 16 or over is in employment.


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  • workless — index idle, unemployed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • workless — adjective Date: 15th century being without work ; unemployed • worklessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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