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Unemployed Quotes

Sayings on hard times and life without steady work.

These quotes reflect on being unemployed, from personal hard times to broader concern about how many people lack steady work. One quote notes millions of Americans are either underemployed or unemployed, a reality tied to Insecurity.

I definitely have had my down times and also have had my times of being very, very unemployed.

Quotes by Vincent Rodriguez III

I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.

Quotes by Mark Gatiss

Millions of Americans are either underemployed or unemployed.

Quotes by Mario Diaz-Balart

I know what it's like to be on public assistance and to be unemployed. And I know what it's like to be evicted.

Quotes by Letitia James

Emotion Quotes

You can be really hot one minute, the next minute be unemployed.

Quotes by Lane Kiffin

Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?

Quotes by John McEnroe

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

Quotes by Jesse Jackson

Americans underemployed or unemployed and a President Trump will put them back to work.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

It was scary, and I knew what it was like to be an unemployed actress again.

Quotes by Hunter Tylo

Identity Quotes

Boys are lacking in female skills, dropping out of schools and ending up in jails and unemployed because they lack these skills.

Quotes by Gillian Armstrong

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

Quotes by Elaine Chao

Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.

Quotes by Edward Heath

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is 80% permanently unemployed. So, to be working in any sense is to be privileged.

Quotes by Derek Jacobi

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

Quotes by Denzel Washington

Insecurity Quotes

Unemployment is 'involuntary' when the price is above its market clearing level. Workers are unemployed because jobs are not available at the prevailing wages, period. The only recourse is to either expand the number of jobs or somehow lower the...

Quotes by Dale T. Mortensen

In 1843, everybody was hungry, unemployed, and conditions were very bad.

Quotes by Claire Tomalin

Our businesses can't create jobs when they're losing revenue, and the unemployed can't apply for jobs when they can't pay their phone bill.

Quotes by Chellie Pingree

I've been doing radio since I was 18, and I've been unemployed four times from radio for various reasons.

Quotes by Charlamagne tha God

Very few undocumented workers come here to be unemployed.

Quotes by Bob Beckel

Routine Quotes

The children of the unemployed achieve less in school and appear to have reduced long-term earnings prospects.

Quotes by Ben Bernanke

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these Unemployed quotes about?
This page collects quotes describing personal experiences of being unemployed, from difficult financial stretches to unexpected free time.
Why do people search for unemployed quotes?
Readers look for unemployed quotes when writing about job loss, financial hardship, or the emotional ups and downs of being between jobs.
Do any quotes describe unemployment as a low point?
Yes, one quote openly admits having gone through very difficult times of being unemployed, describing it honestly as a down period.
Is there a quote about how unemployment affects leisure time?
Yes, one quote recalls regularly going to the gym and swimming while unemployed, describing that period as knowing leisure intimately.
Do the quotes mention unemployment as a national issue?
Yes, one quote states plainly that millions of Americans are either underemployed or unemployed, framing it as a widespread economic concern.

Another recalls a period of unemployment spent swimming and going to the gym regularly, describing leisure known intimately out of necessity. For more on identity through hard times, see the Identity quotes.