This is quite confusing, I might be daft. Phrase ''one of'' automatically forces me to think in the terms of ratio 1:xx or fraction 1/xx. ""One of 31million i

This is quite confusing, I might be daft. Phrase ''one of'' automatically forces me to think in the terms of ratio 1:xx or fraction 1/xx. ""One of 31million is unemployed in America"" sounds obviously to good. 1/31million, with 310million population, would mean that only 10 people are out of work. ""one of five applicants for a job opening"": so if I look at CV/resume, 20% of them are from unemployed? Quite misleading, since this doesn't look right.