International Unemployment Rates from 1959
US Definition
|
Year |
Australia |
Canada |
France |
Germany |
Italy |
Japan |
Netherlands |
Sweden |
United Kingdom |
United States |
|
1959 |
2.1% |
5.6% |
1.6% |
2.0% |
4.8% |
2.3% |
NA |
1.7% |
2.8% |
5.5% |
|
1960 |
1.6% |
6.5% |
1.5% |
1.1% |
3.7% |
1.7% |
NA |
1.7% |
2.2% |
5.5% |
|
1961 |
3.0% |
6.7% |
1.2% |
0.6% |
3.2% |
1.5% |
NA |
1.5% |
2.0% |
6.7% |
|
1962 |
2.9% |
5.5% |
1.4% |
0.6% |
2.8% |
1.3% |
NA |
1.5% |
2.7% |
5.5% |
|
1963 |
2.3% |
5.2% |
1.6% |
0.5% |
2.4% |
1.3% |
NA |
1.7% |
3.3% |
5.7% |
|
1964 |
1.4% |
4.4% |
1.2% |
0.4% |
2.7% |
1.2% |
NA |
1.6% |
2.5% |
5.2% |
|
1965 |
1.3% |
3.6% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
3.5% |
1.2% |
NA |
1.2% |
2.1% |
4.5% |
|
1966 |
1.6% |
3.4% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
3.7% |
1.4% |
NA |
1.6% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
|
1967 |
1.9% |
3.8% |
2.1% |
1.3% |
3.4% |
1.3% |
NA |
2.1% |
3.3% |
3.8% |
|
1968 |
1.8% |
4.5% |
2.7% |
1.1% |
3.5% |
1.2% |
NA |
2.2% |
3.2% |
3.6% |
|
1969 |
1.8% |
4.4% |
2.3% |
0.6% |
3.5% |
1.1% |
NA |
1.9% |
3.1% |
3.5% |
|
1970 |
1.6% |
5.7% |
2.5% |
0.5% |
3.2% |
1.2% |
NA |
1.5% |
3.1% |
4.9% |
|
1971 |
1.9% |
6.2% |
2.8% |
0.6% |
3.3% |
1.3% |
NA |
2.6% |
3.9% |
5.9% |
|
1972 |
2.6% |
6.2% |
2.9% |
0.7% |
3.8% |
1.4% |
NA |
2.7% |
4.2% |
5.6% |
|
1973 |
2.3% |
5.5% |
2.8% |
0.7% |
3.7% |
1.3% |
3.1% |
2.5% |
3.2% |
4.9% |
|
1974 |
2.7% |
5.3% |
2.9% |
1.6% |
3.1% |
1.4% |
3.6% |
2.0% |
3.1% |
5.6% |
|
1975 |
4.9% |
6.9% |
4.2% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
5.1% |
1.6% |
4.6% |
8.5% |
|
1976 |
4.8% |
7.0% |
4.6% |
3.4% |
3.9% |
2.0% |
5.4% |
1.6% |
5.9% |
7.7% |
|
1977 |
5.6% |
8.0% |
5.2% |
3.4% |
4.1% |
2.0% |
4.9% |
1.8% |
6.4% |
7.1% |
|
1978 |
6.3% |
8.3% |
5.4% |
3.3% |
4.1% |
2.3% |
5.1% |
2.2% |
6.3% |
6.1% |
|
1979 |
6.3% |
7.5% |
6.1% |
2.9% |
4.4% |
2.1% |
5.1% |
2.1% |
5.4% |
5.8% |
|
1980 |
6.1% |
7.5% |
6.5% |
2.8% |
4.4% |
2.0% |
6.0% |
2.0% |
7.0% |
7.1% |
|
1981 |
5.8% |
7.6% |
7.6% |
4.0% |
4.9% |
2.2% |
8.9% |
2.5% |
10.5% |
7.6% |
|
1982 |
7.2% |
11.0% |
8.3% |
5.6% |
5.4% |
2.4% |
10.2% |
3.1% |
11.3% |
9.7% |
|
1983 |
10.0% |
11.9% |
8.6% |
6.9% |
5.9% |
2.7% |
11.4% |
3.5% |
11.8% |
9.6% |
|
1984 |
9.0% |
11.3% |
10.0% |
7.1% |
5.9% |
2.8% |
11.5% |
3.1% |
11.7% |
7.5% |
|
1985 |
8.3% |
10.7% |
10.5% |
7.2% |
6.0% |
2.6% |
9.6% |
2.8% |
11.2% |
7.2% |
|
1986 |
8.1% |
9.6% |
10.6% |
6.6% |
7.5% |
2.8% |
10.0% |
2.6% |
11.2% |
7.0% |
|
1987 |
8.1% |
8.8% |
10.8% |
6.3% |
7.9% |
2.9% |
10.0% |
2.2% |
10.3% |
6.2% |
|
1988 |
7.2% |
7.8% |
10.3% |
6.3% |
7.9% |
2.5% |
7.6% |
1.9% |
8.6% |
5.5% |
|
1989 |
6.2% |
7.5% |
9.6% |
5.7% |
7.8% |
2.3% |
7.0% |
1.6% |
7.2% |
5.3% |
|
1990 |
6.9% |
8.1% |
9.1% |
5.0% |
7.0% |
2.1% |
6.2% |
1.8% |
6.9% |
5.6% |
|
1991 |
9.6% |
10.3% |
9.6% |
5.6% |
6.9% |
2.1% |
5.9% |
3.1% |
8.8% |
6.8% |
|
1992 |
10.8% |
11.2% |
10.4% |
6.7% |
7.3% |
2.2% |
5.6% |
5.6% |
10.1% |
7.5% |
|
1993 |
10.9% |
11.4% |
11.8% |
7.9% |
10.2% |
2.5% |
6.6% |
9.3% |
10.5% |
6.9% |
|
1994 |
9.7% |
10.4% |
12.3% |
8.5% |
11.2% |
2.9% |
7.2% |
9.6% |
9.7% |
6.1% |
|
1995 |
8.5% |
9.4% |
11.8% |
8.2% |
11.8% |
3.2% |
7.0% |
9.1% |
8.7% |
5.6% |
|
1996 |
8.6% |
9.6% |
12.5% |
8.9% |
11.7% |
3.4% |
6.4% |
9.9% |
8.2% |
5.4% |
|
1997 |
8.6% |
9.1% |
12.4% |
9.9% |
11.9% |
3.4% |
5.3% |
10.1% |
7.0% |
4.9% |
|
1998 |
8.0% |
8.3% |
11.8% |
9.4% |
12.0% |
4.1% |
4.0% |
8.4% |
6.3% |
4.5% |
|
1999 |
7.2% |
7.6% |
11.1% |
9.0% |
11.5% |
4.7% |
NA |
7.1% |
6.1% |
4.2% |
|
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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