Unemployment rates and long-term unemployment
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Unemployment rate
% of labour force
Youth unemployment rate
% of youth labour force (15-24)
Long-term unemployment (12 months and over)
% of total unemployment
2000
2011
2012
2000
2011
2012
2000
2011
2012
Australia
6.4
 
5.2
 
5.4
 
12.1
 
11.3
 
11.7
 
28.3
 
18.9
 
20.3
 
Austria
3.5
 
4.2
 
4.4
 
5.1
 
8.3
 
8.7
 
25.8
 
25.9
 
24.8
 
Belgium
6.6
 
7.2
 
7.6
 
15.2
 
18.7
 
19.8
 
56.3
 
48.3
 
44.7
 
Canada
6.9
 
7.5
 
7.3
 
12.7
 
14.2
 
14.3
 
11.3
 
13.5
 
12.5
 
Chile
9.4
 
7.4
 
6.7
 
21.3
 
17.5
 
16.3
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Czech Republic
8.8
 
6.8
 
7.0
 
17.0
 
18.0
 
19.5
 
48.8
 
41.6
 
43.4
 
Denmark
4.5
 
7.7
 
7.7
 
6.7
 
14.2
 
14.1
 
20.0
 
24.4
 
28.0
 
Estonia
13.8
 
12.7
 
10.3
 
23.0
 
21.6
 
19.9
 
46.3
 
56.8
 
54.1
 
Finland
9.8
 
7.9
 
7.8
 
20.3
 
18.9
 
17.8
 
29.0
 
22.6
 
21.7
 
France
10.3
 
9.3
 
9.9
 
20.6
 
22.0
 
23.8
 
39.6
 
41.4
 
40.3
 
Germany
7.8
 
6.0
 
5.5
 
8.4
 
8.5
 
8.1
 
51.5
 
48.0
 
45.5
 
Greece
11.3
 
17.9
 
24.5
 
29.5
 
44.4
 
55.3
 
56.4
 
49.6
 
59.3
 
Hungary
6.4
 
11.0
 
11.0
 
12.7
 
26.1
 
28.1
 
48.9
 
49.1
 
46.3
 
Iceland
2.3
 
7.2
 
6.2
 
4.7
 
14.6
 
13.6
 
11.8
 
27.8
 
27.9
 
Ireland
4.7
 
14.9
 
15.3
 
7.9
 
29.9
 
33.0
 
..
 
59.3
 
61.7
 
Israel
8.9
 
5.7
 
7.0
 
16.9
 
11.6
 
12.1
 
12.0
 
20.2
 
13.3
 
Italy
10.6
 
8.5
 
10.8
 
29.7
 
29.1
 
35.3
 
61.3
 
51.9
 
53.0
 
Japan
5.0
 
4.8
 
4.6
 
9.2
 
8.0
 
7.9
 
25.5
 
39.4
 
38.5
 
Korea
4.6
 
3.5
 
3.3
 
10.8
 
9.6
 
9.0
 
2.3
 
0.4
 
0.3
 
Luxembourg
2.4
 
4.9
 
5.2
 
6.4
 
16.8
 
18.8
 
22.4
 
28.8
 
30.3
 
Mexico
2.6
 
5.4
 
5.0
 
5.1
 
9.8
 
9.4
 
1.2
 
2.0
 
1.9
 
Netherlands
3.1
 
4.4
 
5.3
 
6.1
 
7.7
 
9.5
 
..
 
33.6
 
33.7
 
New Zealand
6.2
 
6.7
 
7.2
 
13.6
 
17.3
 
17.7
 
19.8
 
9.0
 
13.2
 
Norway
3.5
 
3.3
 
3.3
 
10.2
 
8.6
 
8.6
 
5.4
 
11.6
 
8.7
 
Poland
16.4
 
9.8
 
10.2
 
35.2
 
25.8
 
26.5
 
37.9
 
31.6
 
34.8
 
Portugal
4.2
 
13.4
 
16.4
 
8.6
 
30.1
 
37.7
 
42.9
 
48.2
 
48.7
 
Slovak Republic
18.8
 
13.6
 
14.0
 
37.0
 
33.2
 
34.0
 
54.6
 
63.9
 
63.7
 
Slovenia
..
 
8.3
 
9.0
 
..
 
15.7
 
20.6
 
..
 
44.2
 
47.9
 
Spain
13.9
 
21.8
 
25.2
 
25.3
 
46.4
 
53.2
 
42.4
 
41.6
 
44.5
 
Sweden
5.9
 
7.9
 
8.1
 
11.7
 
22.8
 
23.7
 
26.4
 
18.2
 
17.5
 
Switzerland
2.7
 
4.1
 
4.3
 
4.9
 
7.7
 
8.4
 
29.0
 
38.8
 
35.3
 
Turkey
6.7
 
10.0
 
9.4
 
13.1
 
18.4
 
17.5
 
21.1
 
26.5
 
24.9
 
United Kingdom
5.5
 
8.0
 
8.1
 
11.7
 
20.0
 
21.0
 
28.0
 
33.4
 
34.8
 
United States
4.0
 
9.1
 
8.2
 
9.3
 
17.3
 
16.2
 
6.0
 
31.3
 
29.3
 
OECD-Total
6.3
 
8.2
 
8.2
 
12.1
 
16.2
 
16.3
 
30.8
 
33.7
 
34.3
 
Last updated: 16 July 2013; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
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Note: Next update: June 2014. OECD weighted average.
Source: OECD Employment Outlook, for most of the above indicators. For further details, see:sources, definitions and related studies.