Beschäftigungsrückgang

German

Etymology

Beschäftigung (employment) +‎ -s- +‎ Rückgang (decline/decrease)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈʃɛftɪɡʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Be‧schäf‧ti‧gungs‧rück‧gang

Noun

Beschäftigungsrückgang m (strong, genitive Beschäftigungsrückgangs, plural Beschäftigungsrückgange)

  1. (economics) decline in employment, fall in employment (a decrease in the total number of people employed within an economy, industry, or company)
    Der strukturelle Wandel in der Schwerindustrie führte zu einem jahrelangen Beschäftigungsrückgang.
    Structural change in heavy industry led to a years-long decline in employment.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Stellenabbau (job cuts; more active/intentional)
  • Arbeitsplatzabbau (reduction of workplaces)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Arbeitslosigkeit (unemployment; the result for the labor market)
  • Rezession (recession; the typical economic context)
  • Kurzarbeit (short-time work; a measure to prevent a total decline)
  • Demografischer Wandel (can cause a decline due to a shrinking workforce)
  • Deindustrialisierung (a common cause in developed nations)

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