unemployment rate

/ˈʌnəmˌplɔɪmənt reɪt/
/ənɛmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt/
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Definitions of unemployment rate
  1. noun
    the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date
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    type of:
    pct, per centum, percent, percentage
    a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
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/ˈʌnəmˌplɔɪmənt reɪt/
UK
/ənɛmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt/
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