| Labour market outcomes | ||||||
1999 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | |||
Unit | OECD-Total | |||||
Unemployment rate | % of labour force | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | |
Youth unemployment rate | % of youth labour force (15-24) | 8.6 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 16.4 | |
Long-term unemployment (12 months and over) | % of total unemployment | 51.7 | 52.6 | 45.5 | 23.6 | |
Employment rate | % of working age population | 65.2 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 64.8 | |
Employment rate of women | % of female population (15-64) | 57.4 | 64.3 | 65.2 | 56.5 | |
Employment rate of older workers | % of population aged 55-64 | 37.8 | 53.8 | 56.1 | 54.5 | |
Temporary employment | % of dependent employment | 13.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 11.6 | |
Part-time employment | % of total employment | 17.1 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 16.2 | |
Average annual working time | Hours per worker | 1 492 | 1 430 | 1 390 | 1 739 | |
Average annual wage | 2008 USD PPPs | 36 069 | 36 835 | .. | .. | |
Growth of real GDP | % change from previous year | 1.9 | 1.0 | -4.9 | -3.3 | |
Employment growth | % change from previous year | 1.4 | 1.4 | -0.0 | -1.8 | |
Wage growth | % change from previous year | 1.8 | 0.2 | .. | .. | |
| Last updated: 6 July 2010 | ||||||
| Note: Next update: June 2011. OECD weighted average. | ||||||
| Source: OECD Employment Outlook, for most of the above indicators. For further details, see: sources, definitions and related studies. | ||||||