Vollbeschäftigung

German

Etymology

voll (full) +‎ Beschäftigung (employment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔlbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Voll‧be‧schäf‧ti‧gung

Noun

Vollbeschäftigung f (genitive Vollbeschäftigung, plural Vollbeschäftigungen)

  1. (economics) full employment (a state in which all or nearly all persons willing and able to work at prevailing wages and working conditions are able to find employment)
    In den 1960er Jahren herrschte in der Bundesrepublik nahezu Vollbeschäftigung.
    In the 1960s, there was almost full employment in the Federal Republic.
    Ökonomen sprechen oft schon bei einer Arbeitslosenquote von unter drei Prozent von Vollbeschäftigung.
    Economists often speak of full employment even with an unemployment rate of less than three percent.

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Synonyms

  • Vollbeschäftigungsgrad

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