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Economics: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2074-384x - © OECD 2014

Harmonised unemployment rates
As percentage of active population, seasonally adjusted
‌‌
‌2012‌
‌2013‌
‌2013‌
‌2014‌
 Sep 
 Oct 
 Nov 
 Dec 
 Jan 
 Feb 
Australia
5.2
 
5.7
 
5.7
 
5.8
 
5.8
 
5.9
 
6.0
 
6.0
 
Austria
4.4
 
4.9
 
5.0
 
5.0
 
5.0
 
5.0
 
4.9
 
4.8
 
Belgium
7.6
 
8.5
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
8.5
 
8.5
 
Canada
7.2
 
7.1
 
6.9
 
7.0
 
6.9
 
7.2
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
Chile
6.4
 
5.9
 
5.7
 
5.9
 
6.1
 
6.5
 
6.4
 
..
 
Czech Republic
7.0
 
7.0
 
6.9
 
6.7
 
6.8
 
6.7
 
6.7
 
6.7
 
Denmark
7.5
 
7.0
 
6.9
 
6.9
 
6.8
 
7.1
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
Estonia
10.0
 
8.6
 
8.5
 
8.7
 
8.9
 
8.7
 
..
 
..
 
Finland
7.7
 
8.2
 
8.2
 
8.3
 
8.3
 
8.3
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
France
9.8
 
10.3
 
10.3
 
10.2
 
10.2
 
10.2
 
10.3
 
10.4
 
Germany
5.5
 
5.3
 
5.3
 
5.2
 
5.2
 
5.2
 
5.1
 
5.1
 
Greece
24.3
 
27.3
 
27.8
 
27.5
 
27.6
 
27.5
 
..
 
..
 
Hungary
10.9
 
10.2
 
10.0
 
9.5
 
9.3
 
8.8
 
8.3
 
..
 
Iceland
6.0
 
5.4
 
5.5
 
5.5
 
5.5
 
5.5
 
5.5
 
..
 
Ireland
14.7
 
13.1
 
12.6
 
12.4
 
12.2
 
12.0
 
11.9
 
11.9
 
Israel 1
6.9
 
6.2
 
5.9
 
5.8
 
5.6
 
5.9
 
5.9
 
5.8
 
Italy
10.7
 
12.2
 
12.5
 
12.5
 
12.8
 
12.7
 
12.9
 
13.0
 
Japan
4.4
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
3.9
 
3.7
 
3.7
 
3.6
 
Korea
3.2
 
3.1
 
3.0
 
3.0
 
3.0
 
3.1
 
3.2
 
3.9
 
Luxembourg
5.1
 
5.8
 
5.9
 
6.0
 
6.0
 
6.1
 
6.1
 
6.1
 
Mexico
5.0
 
4.9
 
5.0
 
4.9
 
4.6
 
4.8
 
4.8
 
4.7
 
Netherlands
5.3
 
6.7
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
6.9
 
7.0
 
7.1
 
7.3
 
New Zealand
6.9
 
6.2
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Norway
3.2
 
3.5
 
3.4
 
3.4
 
3.5
 
3.6
 
..
 
..
 
Poland
10.1
 
10.4
 
10.2
 
10.1
 
10.0
 
9.9
 
9.8
 
9.7
 
Portugal
15.9
 
16.5
 
15.8
 
15.6
 
15.4
 
15.3
 
15.3
 
15.3
 
Slovak Republic
14.0
 
14.2
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.1
 
14.1
 
14.0
 
13.9
 
Slovenia
8.9
 
10.2
 
9.7
 
9.7
 
9.7
 
9.8
 
9.8
 
9.8
 
Spain
25.1
 
26.4
 
26.4
 
26.3
 
26.1
 
25.8
 
25.8
 
25.6
 
Sweden
8.0
 
8.0
 
8.0
 
7.9
 
8.0
 
8.0
 
8.2
 
8.1
 
Switzerland
4.2
 
4.4
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Turkey
8.2
 
8.7
 
9.2
 
8.9
 
8.9
 
8.5
 
..
 
..
 
United Kingdom
7.9
 
7.5
 
7.4
 
7.1
 
7.1
 
7.1
 
..
 
..
 
United States
8.1
 
7.4
 
7.2
 
7.2
 
7.0
 
6.7
 
6.6
 
6.7
 
European Union
10.5
 
10.8
 
10.8
 
10.7
 
10.7
 
10.7
 
10.7
 
10.6
 
Euro Area
11.3
 
12.0
 
12.0
 
11.9
 
11.9
 
11.9
 
11.9
 
11.9
 
Major-seven
7.4
 
7.1
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
6.9
 
6.7
 
6.7
 
6.7
 
OECD-Total
7.9
 
7.9
 
7.8
 
7.8
 
7.7
 
7.6
 
7.5
 
7.6
 
Last updated: 9 April 2014; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
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Source: Labour force statistics, Main Economic Indicators (database)
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