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unemployable
[uhn-em-ploi-uh-buhl]
adjective
unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
noun
an unemployable individual.
unemployable
/ ˌʌɪˈɔɪəə /
adjective
unable or unfit to keep a job
Other Word Forms
- unemployability noun
- ˌܲԱˌDzⲹˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unemployable1
Example Sentences
A number have been left bankrupt and broken, unemployed and unemployable.
She also wrote, directed and starred in the defiantly weird comedy “Mandy,” which follows an unemployable woman as she skips from one odd job to the next.
Colin senior said he became "unemployable" because of the stigma surrounding the virus.
“It mandates that anyone with a productivity level below that stipulated by law will be unemployable,” Mr. Block said.
Actors, sometimes known as a “circus of the unemployable,” at least if you ask Cillian Murphy, pretty much have to do what they do.
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When To Use
Unemployable most commonly means unsuitable for employment or unable to keep a job.The word employable generally means available and able to be hired for a job, especially for long-term employment, but usually also implies that a person is a desirable candidate for a job. Unemployable is the opposite of this.When a person is described as unemployable, it’s usually a very negative and often insulting statement about how they’re not fit to hold a job in any way.However, unemployable can also be used in a neutral way that means they’re not able to be hired for some reason, such as legal status or a lack of positions.Example: Most employers consider convicted felons unemployable, but we give people a second chance.
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