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I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I applied to 300 jobs and didn't get any of them, so I decided that I would stay in school and go to Harvard Business school, and that's my background.
Hamilton E. James

Meaning of "unemployable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNEMPLOYABLE

unemployable  [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNEMPLOYABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unemployable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNEMPLOYABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Employability

Employability refers to a person's capability for gaining and maintaining employment. To engage or make use of the services of an individual in return for money. For individuals, employability depends on the knowledge, skills and abilities they possess, the way they present those assets to employers. As such employability is affected by both supply-side and demand-side factors which are often outside of an individual's control.

Definition of unemployable in the English dictionary

The definition of unemployable in the dictionary is unable or unfit to keep a job.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNEMPLOYABLE


agreeable
əˈɡrɪəbəl
amiable
ˈeɪmɪəbəl
appreciable
əˈpriːʃɪəbəl
destroyable
dɪˈstrɔɪəbəl
enviable
ˈɛnvɪəbəl
identifiable
aɪˌdɛntɪˈfaɪəbəl
impermeable
ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl
justifiable
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪəbəl
liable
ˈlaɪəbəl
payable
ˈpeɪəbəl
permeable
ˈpɜːmɪəbəl
playable
ˈpleɪəbəl
pliable
ˈplaɪəbəl
reliable
rɪˈlaɪəbəl
undeniable
ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbəl
unenjoyable
ˌʌnɪnˈdʒɔɪəbəl
unreliable
ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl
variable
ˈvɛərɪəbəl
verifiable
ˌvɛrɪˈfaɪəbəl
viable
ˈvaɪəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNEMPLOYABLE

unembarrassed
unembellished
unembittered
unembodied
unemotional
unemotionally
unemotioned
unemphatic
unemphatically
unempirical
unemployability
unemployed
unemployment
unemployment benefit
unemployment compensation
unemployment figures
unemployment line
unemployment rate
unemptied
unenchanted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNEMPLOYABLE

able
account payable
buyable
clergyable
conveyable
copyable
decayable
defrayable
deployable
displayable
dryable
dyable
employable
enjoyable
flyable
nonrepayable
repayable
say the unsayable
unpayable
unplayable
unsayable

Synonyms and antonyms of unemployable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unemployable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNEMPLOYABLE

Find out the translation of unemployable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unemployable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unemployable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unemployable
570 millions of speakers

English

unemployable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेरोजगार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صالحين للعمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нетрудоспособным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unemployable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাকরির অযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inemployables
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengangguran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arbeitsunfähig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雇用できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직장을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unemployable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலைவாய்ப்பைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unemployable
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezatrudnialni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непрацездатним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neangajat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απασχολήσιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unemployable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oanställbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unemployable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unemployable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEMPLOYABLE»

The term «unemployable» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEMPLOYABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unemployable

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNEMPLOYABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unemployable.
1
Greg Egan
I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now because employers are likely to be put off by the long gap.
2
Hamilton E. James
I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I applied to 300 jobs and didn't get any of them, so I decided that I would stay in school and go to Harvard Business school, and that's my background.
3
James Marsh
For a film to be viable, it has to survive this process of scrutiny. I think most filmmakers have obsessive-compulsive tendencies and would be completely unemployable in any other job - so it's great to be able to channel your psychological anomalies into something productive and creative.
4
Barry Unsworth
I'm unemployable in any other capacity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEMPLOYABLE»

Discover the use of unemployable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unemployable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No One is Unemployable: Creative Solutions for Overcoming ...
Details of experiences and suggestions from WorkNet.
Debra L. Angel, Elisabeth E. Harney, 1997
2
Psychologically Unemployable: Life on Your Terms
This book teaches life skills that help people become entrepreneurs, honing their craft so the value and service they bring to the marketplace will earn them as much as the market will bear.
Jeffery Combs, 2005
3
Labor Economics from a Free Market Perspective: Employing ...
"Chiral Dynamics 2006" consists the most recent developments in the field of chiral symmetry and dynamics.
Walter Block, 2008
4
Famishing London: A Study of the Unemployed and Unemployable
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
F. A. McKenzie, 2011
5
Underclass: A History of the Excluded Since 1880
The Minority Report again argued that the unemployable were not all the same – some members of the group did not actively look for work, while others did look but were unsuccessful. Another simile was to compare the unemployable to ...
John Welshman, 2013
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Underclass: A History of the Excluded, 1880-2000
that they should be unemployed'.5 Even so, the Minority Report did support the concept of the unemployable. The Minority Report again argued that the unemployable were not all the same — some members of the group did not actively look ...
John Welshman, 2007
7
Segregated Origins of Social Security: African Americans and ...
Under the  plan, women and children had been cast into the dreaded, ultimately stigmatized category of ''unemployable'' along with others who had been rejected by the labor market.85 The ''unemployable'' tended to be defined by the ...
Mary Poole, 2006
8
Socializing Security: Progressive-era Economists and the ...
In an issue of the American Labor Legislation Review devoted entirely to the problem of unemployment in 1914, there appeared a full-page box defining the terms "employable" and "unemployable." Whereas the former term covered all types ...
David A. Moss, 1996
9
The Bathrobe Millionaire: Confessions of an Unemployable ...
Confessions. of. an. Unemployable. Job-Hopper. Who. Made. a. Fortune. without Work, Risk, or Khakis Copyright © 2011 by Jason Yelowitz All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, ...
Jason Yelowitz, 2011
10
Patchworks of Purpose: The Development of Provincial Social ...
tend to apply to unemployable provincial recipients rather than to employable municipal recipients. Like the provinces examined above, New Brunswick and British Columbia incorporate a measure of stratification in their assistance systems; ...
Gerard William Boychuk, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNEMPLOYABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unemployable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawrence nonprofit employing 'unemployable' raises $40000 in one …
After emptying his personal bank account to start a nonprofit business to employ the “unemployable,” Shine Adams' dream is becoming a reality, thanks to a big ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jun 15»
2
This Company Only Hires People Deemed 'Unemployable'
Finding a job with a criminal record is now a little easier thanks to one Kansas company. This page contains materials from The Huffington Post and/or other third ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Homeboy's $15/hour question: What about jobs for the unemployable?
What does the City Council hope to accomplish by raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles? The obvious answer is something along the lines of, "To lift ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
4
Tattooed Woman On Welfare Wants Someone To Pay For Laser …
Now, the 33-year-old welfare recipient wants someone to pay for her to have laser surgery because she's made herself “unemployable.” According to Mirror ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
5
Poorly educated students are unemployable
One reason that employers can no longer trust high school diplomas and must resort to detailed testing of all applicants is the lack of knowledge demonstrated ... «Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online, Mar 15»
6
Greyston CEO Gives TED Talk On Employing The "Unemployable"
How do you turn a profit with “unemployable” employees? Mike Brady, President and CEO of Yonkers-based social enterprise Greyston Bakery, shares his ... «Westchester Magazine, Dec 14»
7
Seniors boost number of veterans deemed unemployable
Being classified as unemployable adds between roughly $1,100 to $1,900 to a veteran's monthly disability pay, which often comes on top of Social Security. «Los Angeles Times, Sep 14»
8
The argument for humans as 'the new horse,' unemployable and not …
... jobs on YouTube this week. The video argues that just as horses became increasingly unemployable, so will humans. It's 15 minutes long and worth your time: ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
9
Back In The Race: The Unemployable Unemployed
When the world economy took a gigantic dump in 2008, among the many people whose jobs were flushed down the toilet were in-house recruiters and human ... «Above the Law, Jun 14»
10
Hannibal Buress Says Comedy Central Ordered 10 Episodes of His …
Standup Hannibal Buress announced today via Twitter that Comedy Central has picked up his new show, Unemployable, for 10 episodes. Unemployable is a ... «Splitsider, Mar 14»

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