Unemployed vs. Retired — What's the Difference?

Out of work, especially involuntarily; jobless.

Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.

Not being used; idle.

Received by a person in retirement

People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the.

Withdrawn; secluded.

Having no job despite being able and willing to work.

Retired people considered as a group. Used with the.

Having no use, not doing work

Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.

Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.

Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.

Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age.

Actively seeking employment but unable to find a suitable job.

No longer in use or production.

Not engaged in a gainful occupation;

Simple past tense and past participle of retire

Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.

Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.

No longer active in your work or profession

Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

Not allowed to continue to bat or run;

(of a ship) withdrawn from active service;

Discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension;