Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unemployment rate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: un-em-ploy-men-t rate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The 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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

unemployment rates (plural)

Questions

What does unemployment rate mean?: The 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.

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