Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

discouraged workers

Swedish translation:

arbetstagare utan incitament att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden

Jan 20, 2010 14:58
15 yrs ago
English term

discouraged workers

GBK English to Swedish Social Sciences Economics
Jobless people who are available for work but who are not actively seeking it because they think they have poor prospects of finding a job. Discouraged workers are not counted as part of the labor force or as being unemployed.
Example sentences:
As the number of unemployed workers in the labor force continues to decline, the focus on discouraged workers and other individuals marginally attached to the labor force has increased. (The Heritage Foundation)
As you can see, the worse the recession, the more workers get discouraged. The longer our current recession drags on, the further off the reported unemployment rate will be versus the true number that includes discouraged workers. (The Atlantic Monthly Group)
Other economists, however, argue that a distinction should be made between those discouraged workers who remain available for work and those who do not even want a job. (Time Inc. )
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arbetstagare utan incitament att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden

Definition from own experience or research:
En "discouraged worker" är en arbetstagare som saknar incitament att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden.
Example sentences:
Den ökande arbetslösheten under perioden 1997-2002 var kopplad till en fortlöpande ökning av andelen långtidsarbetslösa och av arbetstagare utan incitament att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden (s.k. discouraged workers) och innebar följaktligen att den strukturella arbetslösheten tilltog. (EUR-lex)
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Herbst
3 days 8 hrs
Tack!
agree João Araújo
10 days
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modfälld arbetstagare eller avskräckt arbetstagare

Definition from Wikipedia:
Det är en modfälld eller avskräckt arbetstagare i arbetsför ålder som inte aktivt söker arbete.
Example sentences:
Det är en modfälld eller avskräckt arbetstagare i arbetsför ålder som inte aktivt söker arbete. (Wikipedia)
Peer comment(s):

agree amgt : även nedslagen
38 mins
Tack Ann-Marie! Bertil
disagree Anna Herbst : Engelskspråkig länk är inte bevis för svenskt språkbruk.
3 days 8 hrs
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