Meaning & use
Unemployable
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Not suitable or qualified to be employed, or unable to find work.
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Years of criminal convictions had left him feeling essentially unemployable.
Without updated technical skills, many workers fear becoming unemployable.
A note on using this word
Often used in discussions of labor markets, skills gaps, and workforce retraining programs.
Words with a similar meaning
unhirable
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Words with an opposite meaning
employable
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