nonemployed
Not currently working
Nonemployed describes people who are not currently working for pay.
The term is broader than unemployed, which specifically means seeking work but not finding it.
Nonemployed includes retirees, students, homemakers, and others not in the labor force: The study tracked both employed and nonemployed adults.
Lacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
- worklessHaving no employment
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- furloughedGranted mandatory unpaid leave
redundant · displaced · downsized · terminated · retrenched · dismissed · unwaged · surplus
One who manages a household
- retireeOne who left work
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
pensioner · housewife · househusband · dependant · convalescent · sabbatical · carer · guardian
Without activity or purpose
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- restingIn a state of stillness
- leisureFree time for relaxation
lazing · loafing · unoccupied · unhurried · dawdling · drifting · lolling · reclining
Practical uses or requests
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- recruitersHiring agents
headhunters · vacancies · positions · opportunities · LinkedIn · placement · qualifications · portfolio
jobless
Lacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
- worklessHaving no employment
- laid-offTerminated from employment
furloughed · redundant · displaced · downsized · terminated · retrenched · dismissed · unwaged · surplus · unstaffed
homemaker
One who manages a household
- retireeOne who left work
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
volunteer · pensioner · housewife · househusband · dependant · convalescent · sabbatical · carer · guardian
idle
Without activity or purpose
leisure · lazing · loafing · unoccupied · unhurried · dawdling · drifting · lolling · reclining · slacking
applications
Practical uses or requests
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
recruiters · headhunters · vacancies · positions · opportunities · LinkedIn · placement · qualifications · portfolio · referrals
employ, employee, employment, employer, employed, unemployed, unemployment, employees, employers