5
unemployed(adjective, job)
5
dismissed(verb, accepted, began, flattered)
4
idle(adjective, out, used, unemployed)
3
fired(verb, held)
3
inactive(adjective, moving, unemployed)
3
jobless
3
out of work(expression, adjective, idiom, employed)
2
dead
2
discharged
2
dormant
2
free
2
inert
2
unoccupied
1
dull
1
indolent
1
inoperative
1
laid-off
1
laid off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
1
latent
1
lazy
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