I believe you mean cron.absent state

linux/system/job.sls

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ linux_job_{{ job.command }}:
     - dayweek: '{{ job.dayweek }}'
     {%- endif %}
   {%- else %}
-  job.absent:
+  cron.absent:
     - name: {{ job.command }}
   {%- endif %}
 
 {%- endfor %}
 
-{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}