labour force participation rate

基本解释

America's labour-force participation rate rose to a near four-year high.
美国劳动力参与度几乎达到四年来的最高值。
One important qualification to these numbers is that China’s labour-force participation rate-ie, those in work or seeking it-fell to 65% in 2005 from 69% in 2000.
中国劳动力参与比率-工作的人和找工作的人-对以上数据有着重要的影响，这一比率从2000年的69%下降到2005年的65%。
A recent study* suggests that America's trend rate of labour-force participation could drop by a further 1.4 percentage points in the next four years, to just over 64%.
最近的一项研究则表明美国的趋势劳动力参与率将会在未来四年内再下降1.4个百分点刚好达到64%。

One important qualification to these numbers is that China's labour-force participation rate—ie, those in work or seeking it—fell to 65% in 2005 from 69% in 2000.
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Some of this is due to an ageing population and some to a rising share of that population in the labour force: the so-called participation rate has jumped a percentage point, to 40%, while slipping for the population as a whole.
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The participation rate, the share of the labour force either working or looking for work, has declined steadily since 2007, though it ticked up ever so slightly in September, to 63.6% (see chart).
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