Meanings
noununemployment rate (plural unemployment rates)
plural unemployment rates
- economicsThe percentage of people in the labor force who are currently unemployed but are available to work and have actively sought employment in the recent past.
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.
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 失業率 /失业率
- 失業率 /失业率Translations
Chinese Mandarin 失業率 /失业率
- 失業率 /失业率 (shīyèlǜ)Translations
Dutch werkloosheidscijfer, werkloosheidspercentage
- werkloosheidscijferTranslations
- werkloosheidspercentageTranslations
Finnish työttömyysaste, työttömyysluku
- työttömyysasteTranslations
- työttömyyslukuTranslations
French taux de chômage
- taux de chômageTranslations
German Arbeitslosenquote
- ArbeitslosenquoteTranslations
Indonesian angka pengangguran
- angka pengangguranTranslations
Malay kadar pengangguran
- kadar pengangguranTranslations
Polish stopa bezrobocia
- stopa bezrobociaTranslations
Spanish tasa de desempleo, tasa de paro
- tasa de desempleoTranslations
- tasa de paroTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
unemployment rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20rate
MLA
“unemployment rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20rate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unemployment rate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20rate.
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