"Out of Work" is a 1982 song by American singer Gary U.S. Bonds, from his album On the Line.

The song was written by Bruce Springsteen[1] and became a moderate hit in the United States.

In 2020, Bonds released an online version of the song tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[6] Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Sally Cragin said that "Out of Work harkens most conventionally to early protest song history.

With a spitited lift-your-burdens R&B beat, the song has an admirable plainspokedness.