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Unoccupied vs Unemployed - What's the difference?

unoccupied | unemployed | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between unoccupied and unemployed

is that unoccupied is not inhabited, especially by a tenant while unemployed is having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).

As a noun unemployed is

unemployed people.

unoccupied

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • Not being used; vacant or free
  • Not employed on a task; idle
  • (of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc

    • unemployed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).
  • Having no use, not doing work
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    Synonyms

    * (having no job) jobless, out of work (used only after the noun ), out-of-work

    Related terms

    * unemployment

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Unemployed people.
    • The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.

    Usage notes

    * This is not a true noun. It is an example of a "fused-head" construction in which an adjective (or possessive or determiner) is assumed to have fused with an omitted noun which is grammatically required.

    Synonyms

    * jobless