unemployment figures
Workforce absence metrics
Unemployment figures are statistics measuring the number or percentage of people without jobs who are actively seeking work.
Governments release these figures regularly as economic indicators: The latest unemployment figures show a slight improvement.
The numbers influence policy decisions, market movements, and political debates about economic health.
- joblessLacking paid employment
- out of workWithout paid employment
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- downturnEconomic decline period
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Workforce size measurements
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