July 25, 2012　=========

☆ employment　雇用

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Today’s word basically means the fact of having a job. For example,
“it’s hard for new graduates to find employment these days.” The opposite
of employment is “unemployment” and countries talk about their
unemployment rate, right? They are trying to lower the unemployment
rate so that the country can be more successful.

I wonder… since things like “positive thinking” and “the Law of Attraction”
have become more popular, instead of talking about how to decrease the
unemployment rate, perhaps we should talk about the “employment rate”
and to raise it? What do you think?

See you,
Chris
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今日の言葉は、仕事に就いているということですね。
例：

“It’s hard for new graduates to find employment these days.”
(最近は、新卒者でも雇用先をみつけるのが大変だ)

“Employment”の反対は“unemployment”で、よく失業率などが話題になりますよね。
より良い国になるように、失業率を下げようということです。

でも、どうでしょう…。
ポジティブ・シンキングや、引力の法則などの考え方が増えてきた今、失業率を下げる方法というよりも、雇用率を上げる方法を考えた方が良いと思いませんか？　

それでは！
クリス