International Unemployment and Long-Term Unemployment Rates: 2003

International Unemployment and
Long-Term Unemployment Rates: 2003

Nation		Unemployment Rate	National Rank (Lowest Rate)	Long Term Unemployment (12 Months & Over)	National Rank (Lowest Rate)
Australia		6.1%	13	1.37%	12
Canada		7.6%	15	0.77%	5
European Union (15)		8.0%		3.47%
	Austria	4.4%	4	1.08%	7
	Belgium	8.1%	16	3.75%	17
	Denmark	5.6%	10	1.11%	10
	Finland	9.0%	18	2.22%	16
	France	9.4%	20	5.02%	21
	Germany	9.3%	19	4.65%	19
	Greece	10.0%	21	5.70%	22
	Ireland	4.6%	6	1.63%	13
	Italy	8.6%	17	5.01%	20
	Netherlands	3.8%	2	1.11%	9
	Portugal	6.4%	14	2.05%	15
	Spain	11.3%	22	4.50%	18
	Sweden	5.6%	10	1.00%	6
	United Kingdom	5.0%	8	1.15%	11
Japan		5.3%	9	1.78%	14
Korea		3.6%	1	0.02%	1
New Zealand		4.7%	7	0.63%	3
Norway		4.5%	5	0.29%	2
Switzerland		4.1%	3	1.11%	8
United States		6.0%	12	0.71%	4
Source: Calculated from OECD Data
France and Greece estimated from 2002 and 2003 data
All other data 2003

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