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OECD Factbook 2013

Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics

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OECD Factbook 2013 is a comprehensive and dynamic statistical annual publication from the OECD. More than 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas: agriculture, economic production, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, industry, information and communications, international trade, labour force, population, taxation, public expenditure, and R&D. This year,  the OECD Factbook features a focus chapter on gender.

Data are provided for all OECD member countries including area totals, and in some cases for selected non-member economies (including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia & South Africa). For each indicator, there is a two-page spread: a text page includes a short introduction followed by a detailed definition of the indicator, comments on comparability of the data, an assessment of long-term trends related to the indicator and a list of references for further information on the indicator; the opposite page contains a table and a graph providing – at a glance – the key message conveyed by the data. A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for each table where readers can download the corresponding data.

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Long-term unemployment: Persons unemployed for 12 months or more as a percentage of total unemployed

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Factbook 2012 - ISSN  - © OECD 2012

Long-term unemployment
Persons unemployed for 12 months or more as a percentage of total unemployed
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‌1999‌
‌2000‌
‌2001‌
‌2002‌
‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
Australia
31.3
 
28.3
 
23.9
 
22.4
 
21.5
 
20.6
 
18.3
 
18.1
 
15.4
 
14.9
 
14.7
 
18.5
 
18.9
 
Austria
29.2
 
25.8
 
23.3
 
19.2
 
24.5
 
27.6
 
25.3
 
27.3
 
26.8
 
24.2
 
21.3
 
25.2
 
25.9
 
Belgium
60.5
 
56.3
 
51.7
 
48.8
 
45.4
 
49.0
 
51.7
 
51.2
 
50.4
 
47.6
 
44.2
 
48.8
 
48.3
 
Canada
11.7
 
11.3
 
9.5
 
9.6
 
10.0
 
9.5
 
9.6
 
8.7
 
7.4
 
7.1
 
7.8
 
12.0
 
13.5
 
Chile
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Czech Republic
37.1
 
48.8
 
52.7
 
50.7
 
49.9
 
51.8
 
53.6
 
55.2
 
53.4
 
50.2
 
31.2
 
43.3
 
41.6
 
Denmark
20.5
 
20.0
 
22.2
 
19.1
 
20.4
 
21.5
 
23.4
 
20.8
 
16.1
 
13.5
 
9.5
 
20.2
 
24.4
 
Estonia
48.9
 
46.3
 
48.3
 
52.9
 
45.9
 
52.2
 
53.4
 
48.2
 
49.5
 
30.9
 
27.4
 
45.4
 
56.8
 
Finland
29.6
 
29.0
 
26.2
 
24.4
 
24.7
 
23.4
 
24.9
 
24.8
 
23.0
 
18.2
 
16.6
 
23.6
 
22.6
 
France
38.7
 
39.6
 
36.8
 
32.7
 
39.2
 
40.6
 
41.0
 
41.9
 
40.2
 
37.4
 
35.2
 
40.2
 
41.4
 
Germany
51.7
 
51.5
 
50.4
 
47.9
 
50.0
 
51.8
 
53.0
 
56.4
 
56.6
 
52.5
 
45.5
 
47.4
 
48.0
 
Greece
55.3
 
56.4
 
52.8
 
51.3
 
54.9
 
53.1
 
52.1
 
54.3
 
50.0
 
47.5
 
40.8
 
45.0
 
49.6
 
Hungary
49.4
 
48.9
 
46.5
 
44.8
 
42.2
 
45.1
 
46.1
 
46.1
 
47.5
 
47.6
 
42.6
 
50.6
 
49.1
 
Iceland
11.7
 
11.8
 
12.5
 
11.1
 
8.1
 
11.2
 
13.3
 
7.3
 
8.0
 
4.1
 
6.9
 
21.3
 
27.8
 
Ireland
55.3
 
..
 
33.1
 
30.1
 
32.8
 
34.9
 
33.4
 
31.6
 
29.5
 
27.1
 
29.2
 
49.3
 
59.4
 
Israel
11.3
 
12.0
 
11.8
 
13.5
 
18.0
 
24.2
 
25.3
 
27.3
 
24.9
 
22.7
 
20.3
 
22.4
 
20.2
 
Italy
61.4
 
61.3
 
63.4
 
59.6
 
58.1
 
49.2
 
49.9
 
49.6
 
47.3
 
45.7
 
44.4
 
48.5
 
51.9
 
Japan
22.4
 
25.5
 
26.6
 
30.8
 
33.5
 
33.7
 
33.3
 
33.0
 
32.0
 
33.3
 
28.5
 
37.6
 
39.4
 
Korea
3.8
 
2.3
 
2.3
 
2.5
 
0.6
 
1.1
 
0.8
 
1.1
 
0.6
 
2.7
 
0.5
 
0.3
 
0.4
 
Luxembourg
32.3
 
22.4
 
28.4
 
27.4
 
24.7
 
21.0
 
26.4
 
29.5
 
28.7
 
32.4
 
23.1
 
29.3
 
28.8
 
Mexico
1.5
 
1.2
 
1.0
 
0.9
 
0.9
 
1.1
 
2.3
 
2.5
 
2.7
 
1.7
 
1.9
 
2.4
 
2.0
 
Netherlands
43.5
 
..
 
..
 
26.5
 
27.8
 
34.2
 
40.2
 
43.0
 
39.4
 
34.4
 
24.8
 
27.6
 
33.6
 
New Zealand
21.1
 
19.8
 
17.2
 
14.8
 
13.6
 
11.7
 
9.7
 
7.8
 
6.1
 
4.4
 
6.3
 
9.0
 
9.0
 
Norway
7.1
 
5.3
 
5.5
 
6.4
 
6.4
 
9.2
 
9.5
 
14.5
 
8.8
 
6.0
 
7.7
 
9.5
 
11.6
 
Poland
34.8
 
37.9
 
43.1
 
48.4
 
49.7
 
47.9
 
52.2
 
50.4
 
45.9
 
29.0
 
25.2
 
25.5
 
31.6
 
Portugal
41.2
 
42.9
 
38.1
 
34.6
 
35.0
 
44.3
 
48.2
 
50.2
 
47.1
 
47.4
 
44.1
 
52.3
 
48.2
 
Slovak Republic
47.7
 
54.6
 
53.7
 
59.8
 
61.2
 
60.6
 
68.1
 
73.1
 
70.8
 
66.0
 
50.9
 
59.3
 
63.9
 
Slovenia
..
 
..
 
..
 
55.6
 
52.8
 
51.5
 
47.3
 
49.3
 
45.7
 
42.2
 
30.1
 
43.3
 
44.2
 
Spain
46.3
 
42.4
 
36.9
 
33.7
 
33.6
 
32.0
 
24.5
 
21.7
 
20.4
 
17.9
 
23.7
 
36.6
 
41.6
 
Sweden
30.1
 
26.4
 
22.3
 
20.9
 
17.8
 
18.9
 
..
 
..
 
13.0
 
12.4
 
12.8
 
16.6
 
17.2
 
Switzerland
39.6
 
29.0
 
29.9
 
21.8
 
26.1
 
33.5
 
39.0
 
39.1
 
40.8
 
34.3
 
30.1
 
33.1
 
38.8
 
Turkey
28.2
 
21.1
 
21.3
 
29.4
 
24.4
 
39.2
 
39.4
 
35.7
 
30.3
 
26.9
 
25.3
 
28.6
 
26.5
 
United Kingdom
29.6
 
28.0
 
27.8
 
21.7
 
21.5
 
20.6
 
21.0
 
22.3
 
23.7
 
24.1
 
24.5
 
32.6
 
33.4
 
United States
6.8
 
6.0
 
6.1
 
8.5
 
11.8
 
12.7
 
11.8
 
10.0
 
10.0
 
10.6
 
16.3
 
29.0
 
31.3
 
EU 27
..
 
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..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
OECD
31.2
 
30.8
 
29.1
 
29.0
 
30.1
 
31.3
 
32.0
 
31.4
 
28.6
 
25.0
 
23.7
 
31.6
 
33.6
 
Brazil
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
India
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Indonesia
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
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Russian Federation
47.0
 
46.2
 
39.2
 
38.9
 
37.3
 
38.7
 
38.5
 
41.7
 
40.6
 
35.2
 
28.7
 
29.9
 
32.8
 
South Africa
..
 
..
 
68.4
 
68.5
 
68.4
 
65.1
 
63.7
 
59.5
 
57.7
 
49.5
 
49.3
 
56.1
 
58.8
 
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