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China's labor market was highly regulated and dominated by state-owned enterprises, with an average unemployment rate of 3.7 per cent between 1988 and 1995, but this rose sharply after numerous lay-offs between 1995 and 2002, reaching an average unemployment rate of 9.5 per cent between 2002 and 2009. [2] These changes had the greatest impact ...
This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by ...
Unemployment rate at start of presidency Unemployment rate at end of presidency Change in unemployment rate during presidency (percentage points) Harry S. Truman (data available for 1948–1953 only) Democratic: 1945–1953 3.4% (for January 1948) 2.9% −0.5 (from January 1948 to January 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower: Republican: 1953–1961 2.9% ...
This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of China (ROC) (1912–present). The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the former previously ...
China’s youth unemployment rate soared above 17% in July to the ... a record high of 21.3% in June 2023. The urban unemployment rate across all age ... or Harris for president.
That unemployment rate had previously climbed to records above 20%. China also reported fourth-quarter GDP figures, which were slightly below expectations, bringing 2023 growth to 5.2%. GDP for ...
Richard Nixon (1969-1974) GDP growth: 2.0% Unemployment rate: 5.5% Inflation rate: 10.9% Poverty rate: 12.00% Real disposable income per capita: $19,621 Disposable income per capita (adjusted for ...
Misery index (economics) The misery index is an economic indicator, created by economist Arthur Okun. The index helps determine how the average citizen is doing economically and is calculated by adding the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to the annual inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a worsening of ...