'jobless' originates from the English word 'job' combined with the suffix '-less,' where 'job' meant 'a paid position of regular employment' and '-less' meant 'without.'

'job' changed from the Middle English word 'gobbe' meaning 'lump, piece' and eventually became the modern English word 'job.'

Initially, 'job' meant 'a piece of work,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a paid position of regular employment.'