OECD in Figures 2008
This 20th edition of OECD in Figures is an original, simple to use, pocket data book. It is a primary statistical source. As with all OECD data, it is compiled and checked by our experts, so that decision-makers in government, research and business know they can rely on it. Thanks to the web edition, available via www.oecd.org/infigures, OECD in Figures is now more than ever the public gateway to one of the richest and most respected economic, financial, social and environmental databases around.
The 2008 edition of OECD in Figures contains key data ranging from economic growth and employment to education and migration. There are comparable tables on the environment, science, public finances, and on every theme the organisation is working on. For added perspective, OECD in Figures includes a selection of graphs, highlighting key challenges, such as public debt, climate change and development aid.
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Unemployment
Unemployment appears in OECD in Figures 2008.
| Unemployment rates1 | Long- term unemployment | Youth unemployment rates | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of civilian labour force | (12 months or more) % of total unemployment | (under 25) % of youth labour force | ||||||||||||
| Total | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | |||||||||
| 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 1996 | 2007 | 1997 | 2007 | 1997 | 2007 | 1997 | 2007 | 1997 | |
| Australia | 4.9 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 31.2 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 9.4 | 17.3 |
| Austria | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| Belgium | 8.2 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 50.0 | 60.5 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 17.6 |
| Canada | 6.3 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 17.1 |
| Czech Republic | 7.2 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 53.4 | 30.5 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 7.5 |
| Denmark | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 18.2 | 27.2 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Finland | 7.7 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 14.4 | 23.0 | 29.8 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 16.8 | 25.0 | 14.8 | 22.0 |
| France | 9.1 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 | 18.7 | 28.1 | 19.6 | 32.8 | 18.0 | 24.5 |
| Germany | 10.4 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 56.6 | 50.1 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 |
| Greece | 8.8 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 50.3 | 55.7 | 22.0 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 40.6 | 14.1 | 22.2 |
| Hungary | 7.5 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 47.5 | 51.3 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
| Iceland | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
| Ireland | 4.4 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 12.0 | 30.3 | 57.0 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 7.9 | 15.2 | 9.3 | 16.9 |
| Italy | 6.9 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 16.1 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 49.9 | 66.3 | 20.3 | 32.1 | 23.3 | 39.6 | 18.2 | 26.7 |
| Japan | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 32.0 | 21.8 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 |
| Korea | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 |
| Luxembourg | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 17.5 | 5.6 |
| Mexico | 3.2 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| Netherlands | 3.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 41.7 | 49.1 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
| New Zealand | 3.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 19.3 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 13.1 |
| Norway | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 10.2 |
| Poland | 13.8 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 45.9 | 38.0 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 23.8 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 |
| Portugal | 7.7 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 47.3 | 55.6 | 16..6 | 14.6 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 11.3 |
| Slovak Republic | 13.3 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 70.8 | 51.6 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 22.7 |
| Spain | 8.5 | 22.1 | 11.6 | 29.6 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 27.6 | 55.7 | 18.2 | 37.2 | 21.9 | 46.0 | 15.2 | 30.4 |
| Sweden | 7.1 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 33.4 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 21.7 |
| Switzerland | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 40.8 | 28.2 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Turkey | 9.9 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 30.4 | 41.6 | 19.6 | 14.3 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 14.0 |
| United Kingdom | 5.4 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 24.7 | 38.6 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
| United States | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| G7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 28.7 | 32.2 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 13.1 |
| EU15 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 42.0 | 50.2 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 22.0 | 14.4 | 18.3 |
| OECD total | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 29.1 | 35.0 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 12.9 |
| 1. | National definitions except for Belgium and Netherlands (Eurostat). For some countries, data for the latest years are estimated. For further details, see the source. |
Labour Market Statistics, OECD database, August 2008;
Labour Force Statistics: 1986-2006, OECD, Paris, 2007;
OECD Employment Outlook,OECD, Paris, 2008.