unemployment rate
The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the labor force that is actively seeking employment but is unable to find a job at a given point in time within a specific area or country.
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- economic growth
- economic growth and fiscal stability
- economic stability
- economic values
- education and skills gap
- fiscal stimulus
- full employment
- global recession
- government policies
- income inequality
- inflation
- inflationary pressure
- job market
- labor force participation rate
- labor market flexibility
- long-term unemployment
- macroeconomic stability
- minimum wage
- poverty rates
- seasonal unemployment
- structural unemployment
- technological unemployment
- underemployment
- unemployment benefits
- unemployment benefits reduction
- youth unemployment
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