单词 | employment figure |
释义 | > as lemmasemployment figure employment figure n. (frequently in plural) a statistic concerning the number or proportion of employed people within a population, industry, etc. ΚΠ 1896 F. J. Donohue in F. Hutchinson New S. Wales 335 In the matter of machinery making and engineering, it should be said that the employment figures show a gradual falling-off of late years. 1953 Billboard 20 June 48/3 In secondary symphonies, the employment figure is 4,777 local members. 2009 Times (Nexis) 13 Aug. 14 An analysis of yesterday's employment figures by the charity revealed that the number of people aged 50 and over who were out of work had increased by 55 per cent over the past year. < as lemmas |
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