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Figures - Key figures
Labour
Last update: August 16, 2001
| International |
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1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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| Unemployment rates 1) |
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as a % of labour force |
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| Belgium |
9.5 |
9.5 |
8.8 |
7.0 |
| Denmark |
7.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
| Germany 2) |
8.2 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
| France |
11.7 |
11.8 |
11.2 |
9.5 |
| Greece |
9.2 |
10.9 |
11.7 |
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| Ireland |
12.3 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
10.5 |
| Italy |
11.9 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
10.5 |
| Luxembourg |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| Netherlands |
6.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
| Portugal |
7.3 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
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| Spain |
22.9 |
18.8 |
15.9 |
14.1 |
| United Kingdom |
8.7 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
| Finland |
16.2 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
| Sweden |
8.8 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
5.9 |
| Austria |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
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| EURO-15 |
10.7 |
9.9 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
| United States of America |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
| Japan |
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
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| Definitions |
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1) It concerns registered unemployed people that are
available for a job immediately
(unemployment according to ILO).
Figures are calculated by Eurostat, sources are Labour Force Survey (EG) and the
unemployment figures.
2) 1995 and next: inclusive ex-GDR.
Source
Eurostat
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Last update: 25-05-2000
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