| | Labour market outcomes | |||||
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| | | | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 |
Unit | OECD-Total | |||||
| | Unemployment rate | % of labour force | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| | Youth unemployment rate | % of youth labour force (15-24) | 8.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 |
| | Long-term unemployment (12 months and over) | % of total unemployment | 51.5 | 45.5 | 47.4 | 32.4 |
| | Employment rate | % of working age population | 65.6 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 64.6 |
| | Employment rate of women | % of female population (15-64) | 58.1 | 65.2 | 66.1 | 56.7 |
| | Employment rate of older workers | % of population aged 55-64 | 37.6 | 56.1 | 57.7 | 54.0 |
| | Temporary employment | % of dependent employment | 12.7 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 |
| | Part-time employment | % of total employment | 17.6 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 16.6 |
| | Average annual working time | Hours per worker | 1 473 | 1 390 | 1 419 | 1 749 |
| | Average annual wage | 2010 USD PPPs | 37 695 | 38 251 | 38 325 | 43 933 |
| | Growth of real GDP | % change from previous year | 3.5 | -4.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| | Employment growth | % change from previous year | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | Wage growth | % change from previous year | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Last updated: 27 September 2011 | ||||||
| Note: Next update: June 2012. OECD weighted average. | ||||||
| Source: OECD Employment Outlook, for most of the above indicators. For further details, see:sources, definitions and related studies. | ||||||