<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.</li><li>Not currently in use: unemployed productive capacity.</li><li>Not productively used: unemployed capital.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with a plural verb) People who do not have jobs: programs to help the unemployed.</li></ul>