Chinese word

失业率

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī yè lǜ

Meaning

noununemployment rate

Example

经济不好，失业率一直很高。jīng jì bù hǎo shī yè lǜ yì zhí hěn gāo

The economy is bad, and the unemployment rate has remained high.

Illustration for 失业率 (unemployment rate)

More examples

政府采取措施，努力降低失业率。zhèng fǔ cái qǔ cuò shī nǔ lì jiàng dī shī yè lǜ

The government is taking measures and striving to reduce the unemployment rate.

Core concept

A labor-market bar showing the portion of the whole workforce that is jobless and looking for work.

Common phrases

失业率居高不下shī yè lǜ jū gāo bú xià
unemployment rate remains stubbornly high
失业率波动shī yè lǜ bō dòng
unemployment rate fluctuates
降低失业率jiàng dī shī yè lǜ
reduce the unemployment rate

Similar words

失业shī yè: The condition of having no job.
失业人口shī yè rén kǒu: The total number of jobless people in a particular area or group.
失业人数shī yè rén shù: The count of jobless people at a certain time or over a certain period.
就业率jiù yè lǜ: A percentage showing how many people in the labor force have jobs.

Definition in Chinese

失业率表示在一定时期内处于无业且在积极寻找工作的人数占劳动力总数的比例，通常以百分比表示，用来衡量劳动力市场的紧张程度。shī yè lǜ biǎo shì zài yí dìng shí qī nèi chǔ yú wú yè qiě zài jī jí xún zhǎo gōng zuò de rén shù zhàn láo dòng lì zǒng shù de bǐ lì tōng cháng yǐ bǎi fēn bǐ biǎo shì yòng lái héng liáng láo dòng lì shì chǎng de jǐn zhāng chéng dù

Word origin

失业率 (shīyèlǜ, "unemployment rate") joins 失 (shī, "lose") + 业 (yè, "work") with 率 (lǜ, "rate"), turning the idea of lost work into a proportion.

Usage tips

Reports often specify an age group or region alongside this measure, because one figure does not describe every part of the labor market.

Opposites

就业率jiù yè lǜemployment ratenoun