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Unemployment rate (2021) [1] 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 ...
In comparison to other countries, the rate is low. Youth unemployment stood at 16% in the United States and 11.6% in Hong Kong in September 2013. [33] In 2008, 48% of students age 16 and 70% of students ages 23–24 held jobs. [34] The average age of first employment is 22 years old. [35]
This is a list of OECD countries by long-term unemployment rate published by the OECD. ... Canada: 0.90%: 0.89% 0.50% ... Youth exclusion; Youth unemployment; References
The ILO said 64.9 million people aged between 15 and 24 worldwide were unemployed last year, good for a rate of 13%, and it forecast that proportion would decrease further over the following two ...
Canada added 418,500 jobs in July, mostly in the part-time sector, and the unemployment rate fell to 10.9% as the economy continued to reopen, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Analysts in a ...
The official unemployment rate in the 16 European Union (EU) countries that use the euro rose to 10% in December 2009 as a result of another recession. [153] Latvia had the highest unemployment rate in the EU, at 22.3% for November 2009. [154] Europe's young workers have been especially hard hit. [155]
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United ...
In Japan and South Korea, youth unemployment rates were at historic lows. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that youth unemployment in July was 9.8%, up from 8.7% the same period last year.