nonworkers
Those without jobs
Nonworkers are people who are not employed—whether by choice, circumstance, or inability.
The term encompasses retirees, students, caregivers, the independently wealthy, and the unemployed.
It appears mainly in economic and policy discussions: The ratio of workers to nonworkers affects Social Security's long-term viability.
Lacking paid employment
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- furloughedGranted mandatory unpaid leave
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- displacedShifted from proper location
downsized · dismissed · retrenched · underemployed · claimant · applicant · termination · severance
Gains or helpful effects
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
entitlements · dole · handout · means-tested · stipend · allowance
Passing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- slothfulnessState of being lazy
- indolenceAversion to activity
dawdling · time-wasting · idleness · aimlessness · layabout · shirker · malingerer · do-nothing
Young human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- disabledMade unable to function
- caregivingAttending to dependents
stay-at-home · homemaker · housewife · househusband · supported · infant · toddler · senior
One on holiday
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- travelerOne who journeys
- retireeOne who left work
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
holidaymaker · recreation · relaxation · rentier · snowbird · jet-setter · globetrotter · retreat
jobless
Lacking paid employment
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- furloughedGranted mandatory unpaid leave
- redundantExceeding what's needed
displaced · downsized · dismissed · retrenched · underemployed · claimant · applicant · termination · severance
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- welfareComfort and prosperity
subsidy · entitlements · dole · handout · means-tested · stipend · allowance
loafing
Passing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- slothfulnessState of being lazy
indolence · dawdling · time-wasting · idleness · aimlessness · layabout · shirker · malingerer · do-nothing · slacker
children
Young human beings
caregiving · stay-at-home · homemaker · housewife · househusband · supported · infant · toddler · senior · retiree
vacationer
One on holiday
sabbatical · holidaymaker · recreation · relaxation · rentier · snowbird · jet-setter · globetrotter · retreat
nonworkersworkers
People doing jobs
employees · employed · wage earners · jobholders · working people
nonworkerslaborers
Workers doing physical tasks
toilers · producers · contributors · working class · hands