UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(a)
|
| Period | United States
% | Japan
% | Germany
% | United Kingdom
% | OECD Major 7
% | Australia
% |
ANNUAL
|
| 1996-1997 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| 1997-1998 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8.0 |
| 1998-1999 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| 1999-2000 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| 2000-2001 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 2001-2002 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.0 | n.y.a. | 6.3 | 6.7 |
MONTHLY (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
|
| 2000-2001 |  | | | | | |
| May | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| June | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| 2001-2002 | | | | | | |
| July | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| August | 4.9 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| September | 5.0 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| October | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 |
| November | 5.6 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| December | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| January | 5.6 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
| February | 5.6 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| March | 5.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| April | 6.0 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| May | 5.9 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| June | 5.9 | 5.4 | 8.3 | n.y.a | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 2002-2003 | | | | | | |
| July | 5.9 | 5.4 | 8.3 | n.y.a. | 6.5 | 6.2 |
(a) All series are OECD standardised unemployment rates. |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Australian Bureau of Statistics. |
This page last updated 20 January 2006
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