The economy needs to grow by at least 7% per year to make a dent in high unemployment and poverty levels.

要降低较高的失业率和贫困率，该国的年增长率至少要达到5%。

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With its tourism floundering and problems such as high youth unemployment and poverty festering, Tunisia is in a fragile state.

由于突尼西亚旅游业摇摇欲坠，以及年轻人失业率偏高和贫穷恶化等问题，突尼西亚正处于脆弱状态。

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While poverty and unemployment rates have been steadily decreasing over the last 10 years, they are still high.

尽管贫困率和失业率在过去10年中不断下降，但仍然处于较高水平。

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Plagued by high unemployment and poverty, the neighborhood adopted a plan in 1996 to reinvigorate itself.

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