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OECD Factbook 2015-2016 - ISBN 9789264251113 - © OECD 2016

Long-term unemployment
Persons unemployed for 12 months or more as a percentage of total unemployed
‌‌
‌2002‌
‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
‌2012‌
‌2013‌
‌2014‌
Australia
22.4
 
21.5
 
20.6
 
18.2
 
18.1
 
15.4
 
14.9
 
14.7
 
18.6
 
18.9
 
19.0
 
19.1
 
21.8
 
Austria
19.2
 
24.5
 
27.9
 
25.5
 
28.0
 
27.2
 
24.3
 
21.7
 
25.4
 
26.3
 
24.9
 
24.6
 
27.2
 
Belgium
48.8
 
45.3
 
49.0
 
51.7
 
51.2
 
50.4
 
47.6
 
44.2
 
48.8
 
48.3
 
44.7
 
46.0
 
49.9
 
Canada
9.6
 
10.0
 
9.5
 
9.6
 
8.7
 
7.5
 
7.3
 
8.0
 
12.1
 
13.6
 
12.7
 
12.9
 
12.9
 
Chile
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Czech Republic
50.7
 
49.9
 
51.8
 
53.6
 
55.2
 
53.4
 
50.2
 
31.2
 
43.3
 
41.6
 
43.4
 
44.9
 
44.5
 
Denmark
19.1
 
20.4
 
21.5
 
23.4
 
20.8
 
16.1
 
13.5
 
9.5
 
20.2
 
24.4
 
28.0
 
25.5
 
25.2
 
Estonia
54.8
 
46.9
 
51.1
 
54.2
 
48.6
 
49.8
 
31.2
 
27.3
 
45.3
 
57.3
 
54.7
 
44.5
 
45.3
 
Finland
24.4
 
24.7
 
23.4
 
24.9
 
24.8
 
23.0
 
18.2
 
16.6
 
23.6
 
22.6
 
21.7
 
21.2
 
23.1
 
France
32.7
 
39.3
 
40.6
 
41.1
 
41.9
 
40.2
 
37.4
 
35.2
 
40.2
 
41.5
 
40.4
 
40.4
 
42.7
 
Germany
47.8
 
50.0
 
51.8
 
53.0
 
56.4
 
56.6
 
52.5
 
45.5
 
47.4
 
47.9
 
45.4
 
44.7
 
44.3
 
Greece
51.1
 
54.7
 
52.9
 
51.9
 
54.1
 
49.7
 
47.1
 
40.4
 
44.6
 
49.3
 
59.1
 
67.1
 
73.5
 
Hungary
44.8
 
42.2
 
45.1
 
46.1
 
46.3
 
47.5
 
47.3
 
42.4
 
50.3
 
48.8
 
46.6
 
49.8
 
48.9
 
Iceland
11.1
 
8.1
 
11.2
 
13.3
 
7.3
 
8.0
 
4.1
 
6.9
 
21.3
 
27.8
 
27.9
 
21.9
 
13.6
 
Ireland
30.1
 
32.8
 
34.9
 
33.4
 
31.6
 
30.0
 
26.5
 
29.1
 
49.1
 
59.3
 
61.7
 
60.6
 
59.2
 
Israel
13.5
 
18.0
 
24.2
 
25.3
 
27.3
 
24.9
 
22.7
 
20.3
 
22.4
 
20.2
 
13.3
 
12.7
 
10.6
 
Italy
59.6
 
58.1
 
49.0
 
49.8
 
49.6
 
47.5
 
45.7
 
44.6
 
48.5
 
52.0
 
53.2
 
56.9
 
61.4
 
Japan
30.8
 
33.5
 
33.7
 
33.3
 
33.0
 
32.0
 
33.3
 
28.5
 
37.6
 
39.4
 
38.5
 
41.2
 
37.6
 
Korea
2.5
 
0.6
 
1.1
 
0.8
 
1.1
 
0.6
 
2.7
 
0.5
 
0.3
 
0.4
 
0.3
 
0.4
 
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Luxembourg
27.4
 
24.7
 
21.0
 
26.4
 
29.5
 
28.7
 
32.4
 
23.1
 
29.3
 
28.8
 
30.3
 
30.4
 
27.4
 
Mexico
0.9
 
0.9
 
1.1
 
2.1
 
2.1
 
2.3
 
1.4
 
1.7
 
2.0
 
1.9
 
1.8
 
1.4
 
1.2
 
Netherlands
26.5
 
27.7
 
34.2
 
40.2
 
43.0
 
39.4
 
34.4
 
24.8
 
27.6
 
33.6
 
33.7
 
35.9
 
40.2
 
New Zealand
14.8
 
13.6
 
11.7
 
9.8
 
7.6
 
6.0
 
4.3
 
6.4
 
8.9
 
8.9
 
13.3
 
12.2
 
13.6
 
Norway
6.4
 
6.4
 
9.2
 
9.5
 
14.5
 
8.8
 
6.0
 
7.7
 
9.5
 
11.6
 
8.7
 
9.2
 
11.8
 
Poland
48.4
 
49.7
 
47.9
 
52.2
 
50.4
 
45.9
 
29.0
 
25.2
 
25.5
 
31.6
 
34.8
 
36.5
 
36.2
 
Portugal
34.5
 
35.0
 
44.4
 
48.3
 
50.4
 
47.2
 
47.4
 
44.2
 
52.2
 
48.4
 
48.8
 
56.4
 
59.6
 
Slovak Republic
59.8
 
61.2
 
60.6
 
68.1
 
73.1
 
70.8
 
66.0
 
50.9
 
59.3
 
64.0
 
63.7
 
66.6
 
66.8
 
Slovenia
55.6
 
52.8
 
51.4
 
47.3
 
49.3
 
45.7
 
42.2
 
30.1
 
43.3
 
44.2
 
47.9
 
51.0
 
54.5
 
Spain
33.4
 
33.5
 
31.9
 
24.4
 
21.6
 
20.4
 
18.0
 
23.8
 
36.6
 
41.6
 
44.4
 
49.7
 
52.8
 
Sweden
20.9
 
17.8
 
18.9
 
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12.8
 
12.1
 
12.8
 
17.3
 
18.2
 
17.5
 
17.0
 
16.8
 
Switzerland
21.8
 
26.1
 
33.5
 
39.0
 
39.1
 
40.8
 
34.3
 
30.1
 
33.1
 
38.8
 
35.3
 
33.2
 
37.7
 
Turkey
29.4
 
24.4
 
39.2
 
39.4
 
35.7
 
30.3
 
26.9
 
25.3
 
28.6
 
26.5
 
24.9
 
24.4
 
20.6
 
United Kingdom
21.7
 
21.4
 
20.5
 
21.0
 
22.3
 
23.7
 
24.1
 
24.5
 
32.6
 
33.5
 
34.7
 
36.2
 
35.7
 
United States
8.5
 
11.8
 
12.7
 
11.8
 
10.0
 
10.0
 
10.6
 
16.3
 
29.0
 
31.3
 
29.3
 
25.9
 
23.0
 
EU 28
43.1
 
42.9
 
41.8
 
44.5
 
44.5
 
41.6
 
36.2
 
32.6
 
39.1
 
42.0
 
43.6
 
46.4
 
48.6
 
OECD
27.3
 
28.5
 
29.4
 
31.9
 
31.3
 
28.5
 
24.9
 
23.6
 
31.5
 
33.5
 
34.1
 
35.1
 
35.2
 
Brazil
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China
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India
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Indonesia
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Russian Federation
38.9
 
37.6
 
39.2
 
39.0
 
42.3
 
40.6
 
35.2
 
28.7
 
30.0
 
32.9
 
30.9
 
31.0
 
28.1
 
South Africa
68.5
 
68.4
 
65.1
 
63.7
 
59.5
 
57.7
 
50.2
 
50.1
 
56.7
 
59.7
 
58.5
 
57.8
 
57.8
 
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