OVERSEAS COMPARISONS
STANDARDISED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, (from Table 10.12) Seasonally adjusted
![Graph: Standardised unemployment rates, seasonally adjusted from table 10.12. Showing Australia, UK, USA and Japan.](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/39433889d406eeb9ca2570610019e9a5/17e710c9c22f73eeca2574d300123126/Body/0.1EC!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Unemployment rate(a) |
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Period | United States | Japan | Germany(b) | France | Italy | United Kingdom | Canada | OECD Major 7(c) | Australia | New Zealand | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
ANNUAL AVERAGE (PER CENT) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | nya | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | nya | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | nya | nya | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | nya | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Monthly (per cent) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 4.5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 4.6 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 4.7 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 4.7 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 4.8 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 4.7 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 5.0 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | 4.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 4.8 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 5.1 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | nya | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 5.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | nya | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 5.5 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | nya | nya | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 5.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | nya | nya | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | na | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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(a) All series are OECD standardised unemployment rate. |
(b) This series has been revised due to incorporation of the results of the new continuous European Union Labour Force Survey for Germany. |
(c) The OECD Major 7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD |