1 ADULTS IN NEED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Unemployment in Italy The official 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 , which is the sum of the employed and unemployed. unemployment rate 1 fabour force 2 WARM UP a . about 5% b. about 10% c. about20% What ls the average unemployment rate In ltaly? MORE The word 'rate' is used to express a mea sure that can referto both quantity or frequency. 1 'Labour force' i s a term used to referto workers collectively when they a reconsidered as a social class or a politicaI force. 2 Unemployment in Europe EXCERCISES