求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ)

A compound of 求職(きゅうしょく) (seeking employment) and 者(しゃ) (person). This is the formal, standard term used in official documents, labor statistics, and news reporting.

Usage

• Used in official and formal contexts
• ハローワーク (Hello Work, the public employment service) uses this term in its official communications
• Often paired with 求人(きゅうじん) (job opening/recruitment) in labor market discussions

Common collocations

• 求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ)支援(しえん): job seeker support
• 求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ)数(すう): number of job seekers
• 求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ)給付金(きゅうふきん): job seeker benefits
• 有効(ゆうこう)求人(きゅうじん)倍率(ばいりつ): effective job openings-to-applicants ratio

Similar words

• 就活生(しゅうかつせい): job-hunting student — specifically students engaged in 就職(しゅうしょく)活動(かつどう) (job hunting)
• 失業者(しつぎょうしゃ): unemployed person — someone without a job; may or may not be actively seeking work
• 応募者(おうぼしゃ): applicant — someone who has applied for a specific position