Standrardized Unemployment Rates in Selected Developed Countries, Table

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Table III. Standardized Unemployment Rates in Selected Developed Countries

                                                      % of total labour force

Country 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996¹

United States 7.3  6.9  6.1  5.6  5.2 

Japan 2.2  2.5  2.9  3.1  3.4 

Germany 4.6  7.9  8.4  8.2  10.7²

France 10.5  11.7  12.3  11.6  12.6 

United Kingdom 10.1  10.5  9.6  8.8  7.2 

Canada 11.3  11.2  10.4  9.5  10.0 

Italy 10.5  10.3  11.4  11.9  12.2³

All developed countries 7.4  7.8  7.7  7.3  7.3 

Seven major countries above 7.0  7.2  7.1  6.8  6.9 

European Union 9.5  10.6  11.5  11.4  11.7 

See as table:

      ¹October, national definitions.  ²July.  ³Not seasonally adjusted.

  Sources: OECD, The Economist.

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