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Factbook 2012 - ISSN  - © OECD 2012

Unemployment rates
As a percentage of labour force
‌‌
Women
 Men 
Total
‌2000‌
‌2008‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
‌2000‌
‌2008‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
‌2000‌
‌2008‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
Australia
6.1
 
4.6
 
5.4
 
5.3
 
6.5
 
4.0
 
5.1
 
4.9
 
6.3
 
4.2
 
5.2
 
5.1
 
Austria
4.3
 
4.1
 
4.2
 
4.3
 
3.1
 
3.6
 
4.6
 
4.0
 
3.6
 
3.8
 
4.4
 
4.1
 
Belgium
8.5
 
7.6
 
8.5
 
7.2
 
5.6
 
6.5
 
8.1
 
7.1
 
6.9
 
7.0
 
8.3
 
7.2
 
Canada
6.7
 
5.7
 
7.2
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
6.6
 
8.7
 
7.8
 
6.8
 
6.1
 
8.0
 
7.5
 
Chile
10.3
 
9.5
 
9.7
 
8.7
 
9.3
 
6.8
 
7.2
 
6.1
 
9.7
 
7.8
 
8.2
 
7.1
 
Czech Republic
10.3
 
5.6
 
8.4
 
7.9
 
7.3
 
3.5
 
6.4
 
5.8
 
8.7
 
4.4
 
7.3
 
6.7
 
Denmark
4.8
 
3.7
 
6.5
 
7.5
 
3.9
 
3.2
 
8.4
 
7.7
 
4.3
 
3.4
 
7.5
 
7.6
 
Estonia
12.7
 
5.2
 
14.3
 
11.8
 
14.7
 
5.8
 
19.5
 
13.1
 
13.7
 
5.5
 
16.9
 
12.5
 
Finland
10.6
 
6.7
 
7.6
 
7.1
 
9.1
 
6.1
 
9.1
 
8.4
 
9.8
 
6.4
 
8.4
 
7.8
 
France
10.8
 
8.4
 
10.2
 
10.3
 
7.5
 
7.3
 
9.4
 
9.2
 
9.0
 
7.8
 
9.8
 
9.7
 
Germany
8.4
 
7.7
 
6.6
 
5.7
 
7.8
 
7.4
 
7.5
 
6.2
 
8.0
 
7.5
 
7.1
 
5.9
 
Greece
17.1
 
11.4
 
16.2
 
21.4
 
7.4
 
5.1
 
9.9
 
15.0
 
11.2
 
7.7
 
12.6
 
17.7
 
Hungary
5.6
 
8.0
 
10.7
 
10.9
 
7.0
 
7.7
 
11.6
 
11.0
 
6.4
 
7.8
 
11.2
 
10.9
 
Iceland
..
 
2.6
 
6.7
 
6.2
 
..
 
3.3
 
8.3
 
7.9
 
..
 
3.0
 
7.6
 
7.1
 
Ireland
4.1
 
4.9
 
9.7
 
10.6
 
4.3
 
7.5
 
16.9
 
17.5
 
4.2
 
6.3
 
13.7
 
14.4
 
Israel
9.2
 
6.5
 
6.5
 
5.6
 
8.4
 
5.7
 
6.8
 
5.6
 
8.8
 
6.1
 
6.6
 
5.6
 
Italy
13.6
 
8.5
 
9.7
 
9.6
 
7.7
 
5.5
 
7.6
 
7.5
 
10.1
 
6.7
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
Japan
4.5
 
3.9
 
4.6
 
4.2
 
4.9
 
4.1
 
5.4
 
4.9
 
4.7
 
4.0
 
5.1
 
4.6
 
Korea
3.7
 
2.6
 
3.4
 
3.1
 
5.0
 
3.6
 
4.0
 
3.6
 
4.4
 
3.2
 
3.7
 
3.4
 
Luxembourg
2.9
 
5.9
 
5.5
 
6.2
 
1.8
 
4.1
 
3.8
 
3.9
 
2.2
 
4.9
 
4.6
 
4.9
 
Mexico
..
 
4.1
 
5.3
 
5.3
 
..
 
3.9
 
5.4
 
5.2
 
2.5
 
4.0
 
5.4
 
5.2
 
Netherlands
3.9
 
3.4
 
4.5
 
4.4
 
2.4
 
2.8
 
4.4
 
4.5
 
3.1
 
3.1
 
4.5
 
4.5
 
New Zealand
6.0
 
4.2
 
6.9
 
6.7
 
6.3
 
4.1
 
6.2
 
6.4
 
6.2
 
4.2
 
6.5
 
6.5
 
Norway
3.1
 
2.4
 
3.0
 
3.1
 
3.4
 
2.7
 
4.1
 
3.5
 
3.2
 
2.6
 
3.6
 
3.3
 
Poland
18.2
 
8.0
 
10.0
 
10.5
 
14.4
 
6.5
 
9.3
 
9.0
 
16.1
 
7.1
 
9.7
 
9.7
 
Portugal
5.0
 
9.0
 
12.1
 
13.2
 
3.2
 
6.6
 
10.0
 
12.7
 
4.0
 
7.7
 
11.0
 
12.9
 
Slovak Republic
18.7
 
11.0
 
14.7
 
13.7
 
19.1
 
8.4
 
14.3
 
13.6
 
18.9
 
9.6
 
14.5
 
13.6
 
Slovenia
7.0
 
4.8
 
7.1
 
8.2
 
6.5
 
4.0
 
7.4
 
8.2
 
6.7
 
4.4
 
7.3
 
8.2
 
Spain
17.0
 
13.0
 
20.5
 
22.2
 
8.2
 
10.1
 
19.7
 
21.2
 
11.7
 
11.3
 
20.1
 
21.6
 
Sweden
5.3
 
6.5
 
8.3
 
7.5
 
5.9
 
5.9
 
8.5
 
7.5
 
5.6
 
6.2
 
8.4
 
7.5
 
Switzerland
..
 
..
 
5.0
 
4.5
 
..
 
..
 
4.2
 
3.7
 
..
 
..
 
4.5
 
4.1
 
Turkey
..
 
10.0
 
11.4
 
10.1
 
..
 
9.6
 
10.4
 
8.3
 
..
 
9.7
 
10.7
 
8.8
 
United Kingdom
4.8
 
5.1
 
6.8
 
7.3
 
5.9
 
6.1
 
8.6
 
8.7
 
5.4
 
5.7
 
7.8
 
8.0
 
United States
4.1
 
5.4
 
8.6
 
8.5
 
3.9
 
6.1
 
10.5
 
9.4
 
4.0
 
5.8
 
9.6
 
9.0
 
EU 27
10.1
 
7.6
 
9.6
 
9.8
 
7.8
 
6.7
 
9.7
 
9.6
 
8.8
 
7.1
 
9.7
 
9.7
 
OECD
..
 
6.1
 
8.1
 
8.0
 
..
 
5.9
 
8.5
 
7.9
 
6.1
 
6.0
 
8.3
 
8.0
 
Brazil
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
12.7
 
7.9
 
6.8
 
6.0
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
India
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Indonesia
..
 
9.5
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
7.7
 
..
 
..
 
6.1
 
8.4
 
7.3
 
6.7
 
Russian Federation
10.4
 
6.1
 
6.9
 
6.2
 
10.6
 
6.6
 
8.0
 
7.0
 
10.5
 
6.4
 
7.5
 
6.6
 
South Africa
26.5
 
26.3
 
27.5
 
27.9
 
20.4
 
20.0
 
22.8
 
22.4
 
23.3
 
22.9
 
24.9
 
24.9
 
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