長引く不況のために、多くの労働者が失業している。

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English Translation

Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.

Furigana

長引(ながび)く不況(ふきょう)のために、多(おお)くの労働者(ろうどうしゃ)が失業(しつぎょう)している。

Romanji

Nagabiku fukyō no tameni, ōku no rōdōsha ga shitsugyōshiteiru.

Words

長引く (ながびく)

to be prolonged; to drag on

不況 (ふきょう)

recession; depression; slump

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

失業 (しつぎょう)

unemployment