[uhn-em-ploid] 
| 1. | not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary. |
| 2. | not currently in use: unemployed productive capacity. |
| 3. | not productively used: unemployed capital. |
| 4. | (used with a plural verb ) people who do not have jobs (usually prec. by the): programs to help the unemployed. |
| un·em·ployed (ŭn'ěm-ploid', -ĭm-) adj.
People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the. |
