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Arbeitslosigkeit

unemployment

noun ar-BYTS-loh-zig-kyt Rare
People & Society Work

Usage Note

Arbeitslosigkeit denotes the state of being without paid employment. Strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit means structural unemployment, while saisonale Arbeitslosigkeit refers to seasonal joblessness.

Examples

"Die Arbeitslosigkeit sank im letzten Quartal auf vier Prozent."

Natural Translation

Unemployment fell to four percent in the last quarter.

Literal Translation

The unemployment sank in the last quarter to four percent.

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