4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2003  
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AND GENDER OF 25-64 YEAR OLDS
Below upper secondary education
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
Tertiary non-University education
University education
All levels of education





Reference year
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
Country
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%

Australia
2001
8.1
7.0
4.5
5.2
4.5
3.9
2.5
2.6
5.2
5.1
Canada
2001
10.2
10.2
6.2
6.2
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.4
6.2
5.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
France
2001
9.7
14.4
5.1
9.3
4.3
5.0
4.1
5.6
6.2
9.8
Greece
2001
4.9
12.3
6.2
15.1
4.9
8.3
4.5
9.6
5.3
12.5
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Indonesia
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Italy
2001
6.9
14.0
4.9
9.3
(a)
(a)
3.8
7.2
5.8
10.7
Japan
2001
6.9
4.3
4.8
4.7
3.2
3.8
2.8
3.1
4.4
4.2
Korea (Republic of)
2001
4.3
1.8
3.7
2.7
5.0
3.3
3.2
2.0
3.8
2.3
Malaysia
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
New Zealand
2001
7.4
5.9
3.0
3.6
4.4
2.9
2.8
3.2
4.0
3.9
Papua New Guinea
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Singapore
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Sweden
2001
5.6
6.4
5.0
4.2
3.4
2.5
2.6
2.2
4.5
3.8
United Kingdom
2001
9.4
5.7
4.1
3.7
2.7
1.7
2.0
1.9
4.1
3.4
United States of America
2001
7.5
8.9
4.2
3.4
2.5
2.3
1.9
2.0
3.7
3.3
Viet Nam
. .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

(a) Data for Tertiary non-University are included in University education column.

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2002, Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators, 2002, OECD, Paris.

LABOUR FORCE
Participation rate of persons
aged 15 to 64 years

Reference year
Economically active population(a)
Reference year
Total
Males
Females(a)
Country
'000
%
%
%

Australia
2001
9,796.3
1999
72.9
82.1
63.9
Canada
2001
16,246.2
2000
76.3
82.1
70.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)
1990
647,244.7
1995
85.4
90.1
80.4
France
2001
26,384.7
2000
68.0
74.4
61.7
Greece
2001
4,362.2
1998
62.5
77.1
48.5
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
2001
3,423.7
1998
70.0
84.0
55.8
Indonesia
1999
95,793.2
1999
69.6
86.3
53.2
Italy
2001
23,900.0
1999
59.8
74.1
45.5
Japan
2001
67,520.0
2000
72.5
85.2
59.6
Korea (Republic of)
2001
22,181.0
1999
63.9
77.3
50.7
Malaysia
2000
9,616.1
1999
64.3
82.8
44.7
New Zealand
2001
1,925.8
1999
75.2
83.2
67.4
Papua New Guinea
. .
n.a.
1995
79.1
88.7
68.7
Singapore
2001
2,119.7
1998
69.0
82.7
56.3
Sweden
2001
4,415.0
1999
78.5
80.9
76.0
United Kingdom
2001
29,638.3
1999
76.3
84.1
68.4
United States of America
2001
141,815.0
2000
77.2
83.9
70.8
Viet Nam
1989
29,525.5
1995
82.6
86.0
79.4

(a) Participation rates for women are frequently not comparable internationally since, in many countries, relatively large numbers of women assist on farms or in other family enterprises without pay. There are differences between countries in the criteria used to count economically active workers.

Source: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002; International Labour Office, Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-02.


EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT(a)
Reference year
Employment
Reference year
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Country
'000
'000
%

Australia
2001
9,123.9
2001
666.7
6.8
Canada
2001
15,076.8
2001
1,169.5
7.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)(b)
2000
711,500.0
2000
5,950.0
3.1
France
2001
23,759.0
2001
2,285.0
8.8
Greece
2001
3,917.5
2001
444.7
10.2
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
2001
3,249.1
2001
174.4
5.1
Indonesia
2000
89,824.0
2000
5,872.0
n.a.
Italy
2001
21,634.0
2001
2,267.0
9.5
Japan
2001
64,120.0
2001
3,400.0
5.0
Korea (Republic of)
2000
21,061.0
2000
889.0
4.1
Malaysia
2001
9,450.8
2001
374.0
3.9
New Zealand
2001
1,823.4
2001
102.3
5.3
Papua New Guinea
. .
n.a.
. .
n.a.
n.a.
Singapore
2001
2,046.7
2001
72.9
3.4
Sweden
2001
4,239.0
2001
175.0
4.0
United Kingdom
2001
28,225.4
2001
1,412.9
4.8
United States of America
2001
135,073.0
2001
6,742.0
4.8
Viet Nam
1997
36,994.0
. .
n.a.
n.a.

(a) For most countries the employed and unemployed populations are aged 15 years and over. However, the age range varies for some countries: China and Viet Nam - Not specified; Malaysia - 15-64 years; Sweden - 16-64 years; UK and USA - 16 years and over. Definitions also vary in terms of the inclusion or exclusion of certain other segments of the population such as the armed forces.
(b) Employment relates to total economy; unemployment relates to urban areas only.

Source: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics 2002.



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