Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
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| Percentage unemployed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| Albania | 1991 | 9.1% | n.a.% | n.a% |
| Algeria | 1992 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 20.3 |
| Argentina | 1995 | 18.8 | 16.5 | 22.3 |
| Australia | 1995 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Austria | 1996 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Bahamas | 1994 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 14.0 |
| Barbados | 1995 | 19.7 | 16.5 | 22.9 |
| Belarus | 1995 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Belgium | 1995 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 12.2 |
| Belize | 1994 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 15.1 |
| Bolivia | 1996 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| Brazil | 1993 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Bulgaria | 1995 | 11.1 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Canada | 1995 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| Chile | 1995 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| China | 1994 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Hong Kong | 1996 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Costa Rica | 1995 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| Croatia | 1993 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 20.1 |
| Cyprus | 1995 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| Czech Republic | 1996 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| Denmark | 1995 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 1996 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 28.7 |
| Ecuador | 1994 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 9.3 |
| Egypt | 1994 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 22.8 |
| El Salvador | 1995 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| Estonia | 1995 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 7.7 |
| Fiji | 1995 | 5.4 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Finland | 1995 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.7 |
| France | 1995 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 13.9 |
| French Guiana | 1991 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
| Germany | 1996 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Greece | 1995 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 15.4 |
| Guadeloupe | 1991 | 19.9 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Guam | 1993 | 5.5 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Honduras | 1995 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Hungary | 1996 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 8.8 |
| Iceland | 1996 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Ireland | 1996 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Israel | !995 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| Italy | 1994 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 15.8 |
| Jamaica | 1992 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 22.9 |
| Japan | 1995 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Kazakhstan | 1993 | 1.0 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Korea, South | 1996 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Latvia | 1995 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| Lithuania | 1995 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.0 |
| Luxembourg | 1994 | 2.7 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Macau | 1995 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Macedonia | 1995 | 35.6 | 31.9 | 41.7 |
| Malaysia | 1995 | 2.8% | n.a.% | n.a.% |
| Malta | 1993 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Mauritius | 1995 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 13.9 |
| Mexico | 1995 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Moldova | 1995 | 1.0 | n.a. | n.a |
| Morocco | 1992 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 25.3 |
| Netherlands | 1995 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 8.8 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1994 | 12.8 | n.a. | n.a. |
| New Zealand | 1996 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Nicaragua | 1991 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 19.4 |
| Norway | 1995 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Pakistan | 1994 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 10.0 |
| Panama | 1996 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 19.4 |
| Paraguay | 1994 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| Peru | 1995 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 8.7 |
| Philippines | 1995 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 9.4 |
| Poland | 1996 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Portugal | 1996 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1995 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 10.8 |
| Réunion | 1993 | 34.4 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Romania | 1996 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Russia | 1996 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| San Marino | 1995 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Singapore | 1996 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Slovakia | 1995 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| Slovenia | 1996 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| South Africa | 1995 | 4.5 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Spain | 1995 | 22.9 | 18.2 | 30.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 1995 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 19.7 |
| Suriname | 1994 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 15.0 |
| Sweden | 1996 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Switzerland | 1996 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Syria | 1991 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 14.0 |
| Thailand | 1993 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1995 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 20.6 |
| Turkey | 1995 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| United Kingdom |
1996 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| United States | 1995 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
1995 | 5.7 | n.a | n.a. |
| Uruguay | 1995 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 13.2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1995 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Venezuela | 1995 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 12.8 |
Source: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics 1997 (Geneva, 1997). Unless otherwise indicated, data are from labor force sample surveys or general household sample surveys.
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