unemployment rate
noun[C]
ECONOMICSukusthenumberorpercentageofpeoplein acountryorareawho do not havejobs:
Britain'sunemploymentrateinchedup lastmonthamidweakeningjobgrowth.
Across Tennessee,theseasonallyadjustedunemploymentraterosefrom 4.1% inMarchto 4.3% inApril.
a 1.5%/5.7%/10%, etc.unemploymentrate
the unemployment rate rises/climbs/edges upwardTheunemploymentrateisforecasttoriseto 6.1% over the next 12months.
the unemployment rate falls/drops/dipsGermany'sunemploymentratefellto 11.2% inDecember, from 11.4% inNovember.
the unemployment rate stands at/holds steady at/remains unchangedTheunemploymentrateheldsteadyat alow4.5%.