Nomen

der/die Arbeitslose

unemployed person, the unemployed

Die Zahl der Arbeitslosen ist gestiegen.

The number of unemployed people has risen.

Der Staat unterstützt die Arbeitslosen.

The state supports the unemployed.

an unemployed man ein Arbeitsloser

an unemployed woman eine Arbeitslose

the unemployed die Arbeitslosen

Erwerbslose (jobless people); Antonyms: Berufstätige (employed people), Angestellte (employees)

A nominalized adjective from 'arbeitslos' (unemployed), which comes from 'Arbeit' (work) + '-los' (-less).

Remember this as a person who is 'los' (without) 'Arbeit' (work). It's declined like an adjective.

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