Vocabulary
erwerbslos
/ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌloːs/· adjective
unemployed (statistical term), without gainful employment
Erwerbslos — the statisticians' word: someone without work who is actively looking for it, whether or not they are registered as arbeitslos with the job centre.
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erwerbslos
unemployed, without gainful employment
In der Region sind derzeit rund 12.000 Menschen erwerbslos.
Around 12,000 people in the region are currently unemployed.
Word family
erwerbslosder Erwerbearning; acquisitionerwerbstätiggainfully employedder/die Erwerbslosethe unemployed persondie Erwerbslosigkeitunemployment
Common combinations
- erwerbslos seinto be unemployed
- die Zahl der Erwerbslosenthe number of unemployed people
- langzeiterwerbsloslong-term unemployed
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
arbeitslos
↔ Opposites
erwerbstätig
Real examples
- Nach der Definition der Statistik ist erwerbslos, wer keine Arbeit hat und aktiv eine sucht.According to the statistical definition, a person is unemployed if they have no work and are actively looking for it.
- Nicht alle Erwerbslosen sind beim Jobcenter arbeitslos gemeldet.Not all unemployed people are registered as unemployed with the job centre.
- Seit der Werksschließung ist ein Drittel der früheren Belegschaft erwerbslos.Since the plant closed, a third of the former workforce has been unemployed.
