Unemployment rate is one of the most closely watched statistics because a rising rate is seen as a sign of weakening Dictionary Term of the Day Articles Subjects benefit中文:獲益…,點擊查查權威綫上辭典詳細解釋benefit的中文翻譯,benefit sick benefit 中文, unemployment benefit 中文, benefico benefit a lot 中文, benefit accumulation rates 中文, unemployment rate. the percent of people in the labor force who want a job but aren't working ((number unemployed)/(number in the labor force) x 100) labor force. over 16 years old, willing and able to work, not institutionalized (jail/hospital), not in the military, not in school full time, and not retired.