1.
unemployed person; person without a job or occupation
A person who currently has no job or occupation. Used in official, statistical, and news contexts. More formal and objective than the colloquial 無職.
Composed of 無職 (no occupation) + 者 (person). The base form 無職 is more commonly used in everyday speech and news reporting, while 無職者 appears in statistical and policy contexts.
Common collocations
- 若年無職者: young unemployed person
- 長期無職者: long-term unemployed person
- 無職者数: number of unemployed people
- 無職者支援: support for the unemployed
Cultural note
In Japanese news reporting, a person's occupation is routinely mentioned. Being identified as 無職 carries social stigma, as it can imply a lack of social responsibility. The term is neutral in statistics but loaded in news contexts.