unemployed person
die Arbeitslose, die Arbeitslosen
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unemployed person
A person who does not have a job and is usually registered as looking for work with the employment agency or receives unemployment benefits.
Der Arbeitslose beantragte Unterstützung bei der Arbeitsagentur.
The unemployed person applied for support from the employment agency.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Arbeitslosen |
| genitive | der Arbeitslosen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Arbeitslose | die Arbeitslosen |
| accusative | die Arbeitslose | die Arbeitslosen |
| dative | der Arbeitslosen | den Arbeitslosen |
| genitive | der Arbeitslosen | der Arbeitslosen |
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'Arbeitslose' comes from the adjective 'arbeitslos' (unemployed) and combines 'Arbeit' (work) with 'los' (without). When used as a term for a person, the word is capitalized and used like a noun.
Der Arbeitslose suchte im Internet nach neuen Stellenangeboten.
The unemployed person searched online for new job openings.
Common collocations include 'Arbeitslose vermitteln' (to place unemployed people in jobs), 'Arbeitslose unterstützen' (to support unemployed people), and 'Arbeitslose weiterbilden' (to provide further training for unemployed people). They are used mainly in the context of job placement and social policy.
Das Jobcenter will mehr Arbeitslose in feste Stellen vermitteln.
The job center wants to place more unemployed people in permanent jobs.
The term is especially common in official, statistical, and social policy texts. There, people often discuss groups of unemployed people and the support available to them.
Die Zahl der Arbeitslosen ist in diesem Jahr leicht gesunken.
The number of unemployed people has fallen slightly this year.
