UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Unemployment in Italy
The official unemployment rate1 for a nation is the number of unemployed, i.e. people who are jobless, but who are actively seeking work and available to take a job. It is a percentage of the fabour force2, which is the sum of the employed and unemployed.
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What ls the average unemployment rate In ltaly?
a . about 5%
b. about 10%
c. about20%
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1 The word 'rate' is used to express a mea sure that can referto both quantity or frequency.
2 'Labour force' i s a term used to referto workers collectively when they a reconsidered as a social class or a politicaI force.
Unemployment in Europe
