失業者(しつぎょうしゃ)

しつぎょうしゃ
noun
unemployed person
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1. unemployed person; jobless person
A person who does not currently have a job but is seeking employment. An official or statistical term used in economic and social contexts.
失業者(しつぎょうしゃ)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of unemployed people is increasing.
失業者(しつぎょうしゃ)向(む)けの支援(しえん)プログラムがある。
There are support programs for the unemployed.
不況(ふきょう)のため多(おお)くの失業者(しつぎょうしゃ)が生(う)まれ、政府(せいふ)は対策(たいさく)に追(お)われている。
The recession has produced many unemployed people, and the government is scrambling to respond.

Composed of 失業(しつぎょう) (unemployment) and 者(しゃ) (person). A neutral, official term used in statistics, policy discussions, and news reports.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 無職(むしょく): unemployed / without occupation — describes the state of not having a job, without implying job-seeking
  • 求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ): job seeker — focuses on actively looking for work
  • 失業(しつぎょう): unemployment — the state itself, not the person
  • 離職者(りしょくしゃ): person who left their job — includes both voluntary and involuntary separation

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Formal. Standard in news, economic reports, and policy documents. In casual conversation, people might say 仕事(しごと)がない人(ひと) or 無職(むしょく)の人(ひと).

Related Words

Compare: 無職(むしょく) (unemployed / without occupation)
Compare: 求職者(きゅうしょくしゃ) (job seeker)
Compare: 無職者(むしょくしゃ) (unemployed person)
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