Erwerbsquote

== German == === Etymology === Erwerb (“gainful employment/acquisition”) +‎ -s- +‎ Quote (“quota/rate”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌkvoːtə] Hyphenation: Er‧werbs‧quo‧te === Noun === Erwerbsquote f (genitive Erwerbsquote, plural Erwerbsquoten) (economics, sociology) labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population within a certain age group that is either employed or actively seeking employment) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Erwerbsbeteiligung (labor force participation) ==== Antonyms ==== Nichterwerbsquote (rate of non-participation in the labor force) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Erwerbstätigenquote (employment rate; refers only to those actually working) Arbeitslosenquote (unemployment rate) Demografischer Wandel (a major influence on the potential labor force) Stilles Reservat (hidden reserve; people who would like to work but are not actively seeking) Erwerbspersonen (labor force; the sum of employed and unemployed persons) ==== Related terms ==== erwerbstätig (gainfully employed) Frauenquote (women's quota) === References === “Erwerbsquote” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Erwerbsquote” in Duden online