out of work失業 : jobless, unemployed, without a job  

Ex.: Many people in this area are out of work. 

1)      Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of work, out of savings and nearing the end of their unemployment benefits.雖然美國經濟已經初步顯露復甦跡象,之前經濟衰退的影響還在增加,數百萬美國人仍然沒有工作,也沒有積蓄,失業救濟金也即將到期. 

2)      An out-of-work mom has turned her daughter’s drawings into hot-selling toys.一個失業的媽媽把女兒的圖畫變成了暢銷玩具.