International Unemployment Rates from 1959:
Compared to United States (Ratio)

Year Australia Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom United States
1959 0.38 1.02 0.29 0.36 0.87 0.42 NR 0.31 0.51 1.00
1960 0.29 1.18 0.27 0.20 0.67 0.31 NR 0.31 0.40 1.00
1961 0.45 1.00 0.18 0.09 0.48 0.22 NR 0.22 0.30 1.00
1962 0.53 1.00 0.25 0.11 0.51 0.24 NR 0.27 0.49 1.00
1963 0.40 0.91 0.28 0.09 0.42 0.23 NR 0.30 0.58 1.00
1964 0.27 0.85 0.23 0.08 0.52 0.23 NR 0.31 0.48 1.00
1965 0.29 0.80 0.36 0.07 0.78 0.27 NR 0.27 0.47 1.00
1966 0.42 0.89 0.42 0.08 0.97 0.37 NR 0.42 0.61 1.00
1967 0.50 1.00 0.55 0.34 0.89 0.34 NR 0.55 0.87 1.00
1968 0.50 1.25 0.75 0.31 0.97 0.33 NR 0.61 0.89 1.00
1969 0.51 1.26 0.66 0.17 1.00 0.31 NR 0.54 0.89 1.00
1970 0.33 1.16 0.51 0.10 0.65 0.24 NR 0.31 0.63 1.00
1971 0.32 1.05 0.47 0.10 0.56 0.22 NR 0.44 0.66 1.00
1972 0.46 1.11 0.52 0.13 0.68 0.25 NR 0.48 0.75 1.00
1973 0.47 1.12 0.57 0.14 0.76 0.27 0.63 0.51 0.65 1.00
1974 0.48 0.95 0.52 0.29 0.55 0.25 0.64 0.36 0.55 1.00
1975 0.58 0.81 0.49 0.40 0.40 0.22 0.60 0.19 0.54 1.00
1976 0.62 0.91 0.60 0.44 0.51 0.26 0.70 0.21 0.77 1.00
1977 0.79 1.13 0.73 0.48 0.58 0.28 0.69 0.25 0.90 1.00
1978 1.03 1.36 0.89 0.54 0.67 0.38 0.84 0.36 1.03 1.00
1979 1.09 1.29 1.05 0.50 0.76 0.36 0.88 0.36 0.93 1.00
1980 0.86 1.06 0.92 0.39 0.62 0.28 0.85 0.28 0.99 1.00
1981 0.76 1.00 1.00 0.53 0.64 0.29 1.17 0.33 1.38 1.00
1982 0.74 1.13 0.86 0.58 0.56 0.25 1.05 0.32 1.16 1.00
1983 1.04 1.24 0.90 0.72 0.61 0.28 1.19 0.36 1.23 1.00
1984 1.20 1.51 1.33 0.95 0.79 0.37 1.53 0.41 1.56 1.00
1985 1.15 1.49 1.46 1.00 0.83 0.36 1.33 0.39 1.56 1.00
1986 1.16 1.37 1.51 0.94 1.07 0.40 1.43 0.37 1.60 1.00
1987 1.31 1.42 1.74 1.02 1.27 0.47 1.61 0.35 1.66 1.00
1988 1.31 1.42 1.87 1.15 1.44 0.45 1.38 0.35 1.56 1.00
1989 1.17 1.42 1.81 1.08 1.47 0.43 1.32 0.30 1.36 1.00
1990 1.23 1.45 1.63 0.89 1.25 0.38 1.11 0.32 1.23 1.00
1991 1.41 1.51 1.41 0.82 1.01 0.31 0.87 0.46 1.29 1.00
1992 1.44 1.49 1.39 0.89 0.97 0.29 0.75 0.75 1.35 1.00
1993 1.58 1.65 1.71 1.14 1.48 0.36 0.96 1.35 1.52 1.00
1994 1.59 1.70 2.02 1.39 1.84 0.48 1.18 1.57 1.59 1.00
1995 1.52 1.68 2.11 1.46 2.11 0.57 1.25 1.63 1.55 1.00
1996 1.59 1.78 2.31 1.65 2.17 0.63 1.19 1.83 1.52 1.00
1997 1.76 1.86 2.53 2.02 2.43 0.69 1.08 2.06 1.43 1.00
1998 1.78 1.84 2.62 2.09 2.67 0.91 0.89 1.87 1.40 1.00
1999 1.71 1.81 2.64 2.14 2.74 1.12 NR 1.69 1.45 1.00
Calculated from US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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