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  OECD.- Standardised unemployment rates. 1976-1986

Country         1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

United States    7.6  6.9  6.0  5.8  7.0  7.5  9.5  9.5  7.4  7.1  6.9
Japan            2.0  2.0  2.2  2.1  2.0  2.2  2.4  2.6  2.7  2.6  2.8
Germany*         3.7  3.6  3.5  3.2  2.9  4.2  5.9  7.7| 7.1  7.1  6.4
France           4.4  4.9  5.2  5.8  6.2  7.4  8.1  8.3  9.7 10.2 10.4
Italy            6.6  7.0  7.1  7.6  7.5  7.8  8.4| 8.8  9.4  9.6 10.5
United Kingdom   5.6  6.0  5.9  5.0  6.4  9.8 11.3 12.4|11.7 11.2 11.2
Canada           7.1  8.1  8.3  7.4  7.5  7.5 10.9 11.9 11.2 10.5  9.5

Total of above
countries        5.4  5.4  5.1  4.9  5.5  6.3  7.7  8.1| 7.3  7.2  7.1

Australia        4.7  5.6  6.2  6.2  6.0  5.7  7.1  9.9  8.9  8.2  8.0
Belgium          6.4  7.4  7.9  8.2  8.8 10.8 12.6|12.1 12.1 11.3 11.2
Finland          3.8  5.8  7.2  5.9  4.6  4.8| 5.3  5.4  5.2  5.0  5.3
Ireland           ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   .. 14.0 15.5 17.0 17.0
Netherlands      5.5  5.3  5.3  5.4  6.0  8.5 11.4|12.0 11.8 10.6  9.9
New Zealand       ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..  4.0
Norway           1.7  1.4  1.8  2.0| 1.6  2.0  2.6  3.4  3.1  2.6  2.0
Portugal          ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..  7.8  8.4  8.5  8.4
Spain            4.5  5.1  6.8  8.4 11.1 13.8 15.6 17.0 19.7 21.1 20.8
Sweden           1.6  1.8  2.2  2.1  2.0  2.5  3.5  3.9  3.4  3.0  2.8

TOTAL OECD       5.4  5.4  5.2  5.1  5.8  6.7  8.2  8.6  8.0  7.8  7.7
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Memorandum item
European Union** 5.0  5.4  5.6  5.7  6.4  8.1  9.4 10.0|10.4 10.5 10.5
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* Up to and including 1992, data concern western Germany
** European Union: only countries shown -Germany, France, Italy, United
   Kingdom, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and
   Sweden- are included in the area total.
NOTE: These unemployment rates are based on the ILO/OECD Guidelines. The
unemployed are defined as persons of working age who are without work,
are available for work and are actively seeking employment; unemployment
is expressed as a percentage of total labour force including all members
of the armed forces. Break is marked by (|). The data above are averages
of quarterly or monthly figures. For a detailed description of the
sources and methods used, see STANDARDISED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, SOURCES
AND METHODS (OECD, 1985)
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source: OECD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, No. 61, June 1997, OECD, 1997
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OECD.- Standardised unemployment rates. 1987-1995

Country         1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995

United States    6.1   5.4|  5.2   5.6   6.8   7.5   6.9|  6.0   5.5
Japan            2.8   2.5   2.3   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.5   2.9   3.1
Germany*         6.2   6.2   5.6   4.8   4.2   4.6|  7.9   8.4   8.2
France          10.5  10.0   9.4   8.9   9.4  10.3  11.7  12.3  11.6
Italy           10.9  11.0  10.9  10.3   9.9  10.5| 10.2  11.1  12.2
United Kingdom  10.3   8.6   7.2   6.9   8.8  10.1  10.4   9.6   8.7
Canada           8.8   7.7   7.5   8.1  10.3  11.3  11.2  10.3   9.5

Total of above
countries        6.7   6.1   5.7   5.7   6.4   7.0|  7.2|  7.0   6.7

Australia        8.0   7.2   6.1   6.9   9.5  10.7  10.8   9.7   8.5
Belgium         11.0   9.7   8.0   7.2   7.2   7.7   8.6   9.6   9.5
Finland          5.0   4.5   3.4   3.4   7.5  13.0  17.7  18.2  17.1
Ireland         16.7| 16.2  14.7  13.3  14.7  15.5  15.6  14.1  12.2
Netherlands      9.6   9.1   8.3   7.5   7.0|  5.6   6.2   6.8   6.5
New Zealand      4.0   5.5   7.1   7.7  10.3  10.2   9.4   8.1   6.3
Norway           2.1   3.2   4.9   5.2   5.5   5.9   6.0   5.4   4.9
Portugal         7.0   5.7   5.0   4.6   4.1|  4.1   5.5   6.8   7.1
Spain           20.1  19.1  16.9  15.9  16.0  18.1  22.4  23.8  22.7
Sweden           2.3   1.9   1.6   1.8   3.3   5.8   9.5   9.8   9.2

TOTAL OECD       7.3   6.7   6.2   6.1   6.8   7.5|  8.0|  7.9   7.5
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Memorandum item
European Union**10.2   9.6   8.7   8.1   8.5   9.4| 10.9  11.3  11.0
________________________________________________________________________
* Up to and including 1992, data concern western Germany
** European Union: only countries shown -Germany, France, Italy, United
   Kingdom, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and
   Sweden- are included in the area total.
NOTE: These unemployment rates are based on the ILO/OECD Guidelines. The
unemployed are defined as persons of working age who are without work,
are available for work and are actively seeking employment; unemployment
is expressed as a percentage of total labour force including all members
of the armed forces. Break is marked by (|). The data above are averages
of quarterly or monthly figures. For a detailed description of the
sources and methods used, see STANDARDISED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, SOURCES
AND METHODS (OECD, 1985)
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source: OECD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, No. 61, June 1997, OECD, 1997
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