unemployment rate: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

失shī业yè率lǜ

劳láo动dòng力lì中zhōng失shī业yè且qiě在zài找zhǎo工gōng作zuò者zhě的de占zhàn比bǐ

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就jiù业yè报bào告gào中zhōng升shēng至zhì4.2%、高gāo于yú预yù期qī的de失shī业yè比bǐ例lì

Example

Economists had expected a gain of 84,000 jobs; the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%

「经jīng济jì学xué家jiā原yuán本běn预yù期qī新xīn增zēng8.4万wàn个gè就jiù业yè岗gǎng位wèi;失shī业yè率lǜ小xiǎo幅fú升shēng至zhì4.2%」

Source: Quartz · 2 Oct 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó劳láo工gōng统tǒng计jì局jú公gōng布bù的de9月yuè数shù据jù显xiǎn示shì,美měi国guó仅jǐn新xīn增zēng2.9万wàn个gè就jiù业yè岗gǎng位wèi,远yuǎn低dī于yú市shì场chǎng预yù期qī,失shī业yè率lǜ微wēi升shēng至zhì4.2%。7月yuè和hé8月yuè的de就jiù业yè数shù据jù也yě被bèi下xià修xiū。这zhè份fèn报bào告gào也yě进jìn一yí步bù表biǎo明míng,美měi联lián储chǔ可kě能néng在zài10月yuè会huì议yì上shàng维wéi持chí利lì率lǜ不bù变biàn。