unemployed, out of work
He was unemployed.
Ahora que Tom está desempleado, tiene bastante tiempo libre.
Now that Tom is unemployed, he has plenty of free time.
"Soy Clément Mathieu, un músico fracasado, un prefecto desempleado."
I’m Clément Mathieu, a failed musician, an unemployed school supervisor.
— Los chicos del coro (2004)
Su padre quedó desempleado hace poco tiempo.
His father recently became unemployed.
Mennad sigue desempleado.
Mennad remains unemployed.
Como estoy desempleado no puedo ahorrar.
Since I’m unemployed, I can’t save money.