unemployment rate

English

Noun

unemployment rate (plural unemployment rates)

1. The percentage of people without jobs who are seeking employment within the total number of workers.
   • 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     It[China] had a buoyant economy outperforming forecasts. Its unemployment rate was among the lowest in years. While consolidating his power for a second term, Mr Xi proudly pointed to China's "flourishing" growth model as something other countries could emulate.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: werkloosheidscijfer (nl) n, werkloosheidspercentage (nl) n
• Finnish: työttömyysaste, työttömyysluku
• French: taux de chômage m
• Polish: stopa bezrobocia f
• Spanish: tasa de desempleo f, tasa de paro f