(SV) OECD unemployment rate edges down to 7.2% in September 2014
The OECD unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 7.2% in September 2014. Across the OECD area, 44.2 million people were unemployed, 5.6 million less than the peak recorded in April 2010 but still 9.6 million more than in July 2008.
The unemployment rate was stable in the Euro area, at 11.5%, for the fourth consecutive month. Within the Euro area, unemployment recorded the strongest declines in Portugal (by 0.3 percentage point, to 13.6%), Ireland (by 0.2 percentage point, to 11.2%), the Slovak Republic (by 0.2 percentage point, to 13.0%), Slovenia (by 0.2 percentage point, to 8.9%) and Spain (by 0.2 percentage point, to 24.0%), and the highest increase in Austria (by 0.2 percentage point to 5.1%).
In the United States and in Canada, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage point to 5.9% and 6.8% respectively, while it rose by 0.1 percentage point in Japan (to 3.6%). More recent data for October show that the unemployment rate continued to fall in Canada (by 0.3 percentage point to 6.5%) and in the United States (by 0.1 percentage point to 5.8%).
The OECD unemployment rate for youth (15-24) increased, by 0.3 percentage point, in September, to a level of 15.1%. Youth unemployment remains exceptionally high in several Euro area countries, with more than one in two unemployed among young people participating in the labour market in Greece (50.7% in July, the latest month available) and Spain (53.7%), and more than one in three unemployed in Portugal (35.2%) and Italy (42.9%).
Table 1: OECD Unemployment Rates, s.a.
Percentage of active population
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
2014
|
2014
| ||||||||
Q4
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
| ||||
OECD - Total |
7.9
|
7.9
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
Major Seven |
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
European Union |
9.6
|
10.5
|
10.8
|
10.7
|
10.5
|
10.3
|
10.1
|
10.3
|
10.3
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
Euro area |
10.1
|
11.3
|
12.0
|
11.9
|
11.7
|
11.6
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
11.6
|
11.5
|
11.5
|
11.5
|
11.5
|
Australia |
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
Austria |
4.1
|
4.4
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
Belgium |
7.2
|
7.6
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.4
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
Canada (1) |
7.5
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
Chile |
7.1
|
6.4
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.4
| |
Czech Republic |
6.7
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.1
|
5.9
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
6.3
|
5.7
|
Denmark |
7.6
|
7.5
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
Estonia |
12.4
|
10.0
|
8.6
|
8.5
|
7.9
|
7.6
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.7
| ||
Finland |
7.8
|
7.7
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
8.4
|
8.6
|
8.6
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
8.6
|
8.6
|
8.6
|
8.7
|
France |
9.2
|
9.8
|
10.3
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.5
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.4
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
Germany |
6.0
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
Greece |
17.9
|
24.5
|
27.5
|
27.6
|
27.2
|
26.9
|
27.1
|
26.8
|
26.7
|
26.4
| |||
Hungary |
11.0
|
10.9
|
10.2
|
9.2
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
7.9
|
8.1
|
8.1
|
7.8
|
7.6
| ||
Iceland |
7.1
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
4.9
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
4.5
|
5.3
|
4.8
|
Ireland |
14.7
|
14.7
|
13.1
|
12.2
|
12.0
|
11.7
|
11.4
|
11.8
|
11.7
|
11.6
|
11.5
|
11.4
|
11.2
|
Israel |
5.6
|
6.9
|
6.2
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
Italy |
8.4
|
10.7
|
12.2
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.4
|
12.6
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
Japan |
4.6
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
Korea |
3.4
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
Luxembourg |
4.8
|
5.1
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
Mexico |
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
5.2
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
Netherlands |
4.5
|
5.3
|
6.7
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
New Zealand |
6.5
|
6.9
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
5.6
|
5.4
| ||||||
Norway |
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
3.7
| ||
Poland |
9.7
|
10.1
|
10.3
|
10.0
|
9.8
|
9.2
|
8.8
|
9.4
|
9.2
|
9.1
|
8.9
|
8.8
|
8.7
|
Portugal |
12.9
|
15.8
|
16.4
|
15.4
|
15.0
|
14.4
|
13.8
|
14.6
|
14.4
|
14.1
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
13.6
|
Slovak Republic |
13.7
|
14.0
|
14.2
|
14.2
|
13.8
|
13.4
|
13.1
|
13.5
|
13.4
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.0
|
Slovenia |
8.2
|
8.9
|
10.1
|
9.7
|
10.2
|
9.5
|
9.0
|
9.7
|
9.5
|
9.3
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
8.9
|
Spain |
21.4
|
24.8
|
26.1
|
25.8
|
25.3
|
24.7
|
24.2
|
24.9
|
24.7
|
24.5
|
24.3
|
24.2
|
24.0
|
Sweden |
7.8
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
8.1
|
8.0
|
7.8
|
8.1
|
7.8
|
8.0
|
7.8
|
8.0
|
7.7
|
Switzerland |
4.0
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
4.4
| |||||||
Turkey(2) |
8.8
|
8.2
|
8.7
|
8.7
|
9.1
|
9.6
|
9.2
|
9.6
|
10.0
|
10.4
| |||
United Kingdom |
8.1
|
7.9
|
7.6
|
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.0
| |||
United States (3) |
9.0
|
8.1
|
7.4
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
5.9
|
Notes:
(1) Canada: Unemployment rate for October 2014 was 6.5 %
(2) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 are not comparable with previous data.
Table 2: Unemployment Rates by Gender, s.a.
Percentage of corresponding active population
Women
|
Men
| |||||||||||
2013
|
2014
|
2014
|
2013
|
2014
|
2014
| |||||||
Q2
|
Q3
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
| |||
OECD - Total |
7.9
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.9
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
Major Seven |
6.9
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
7.3
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
European Union |
10.9
|
10.4
|
10.2
|
10.3
|
10.2
|
10.2
|
10.8
|
10.2
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
Euro area |
12.0
|
11.8
|
11.7
|
11.8
|
11.7
|
11.7
|
11.9
|
11.4
|
11.3
|
11.3
|
11.3
|
11.3
|
Australia |
5.6
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
Austria |
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.5
|
Belgium |
8.2
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
8.7
|
9.3
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
Canada |
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.3
|
Chile |
6.9
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
5.3
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
| ||
Czech Republic |
8.3
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
7.9
|
6.8
|
5.9
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
Denmark |
7.3
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
Estonia |
8.1
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.7
|
9.0
|
8.1
|
8.1
|
8.6
| ||||
Finland |
7.5
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
8.8
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
France |
10.2
|
10.0
|
10.4
|
10.4
|
10.4
|
10.3
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
10.7
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
10.7
|
Germany |
5.0
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
Greece |
31.4
|
30.8
|
30.5
|
24.5
|
23.8
|
23.1
| ||||||
Hungary |
10.2
|
8.2
|
8.0
|
7.8
|
10.2
|
7.9
|
7.6
|
7.3
| ||||
Iceland |
5.1
|
5.4
|
4.9
|
4.1
|
6.0
|
4.5
|
5.7
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
5.1
|
Ireland |
10.7
|
9.5
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
15.0
|
13.5
|
13.0
|
13.2
|
13.1
|
12.8
|
Israel |
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
Italy |
13.1
|
13.7
|
13.8
|
13.9
|
13.7
|
13.9
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
11.6
|
11.7
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
Japan |
3.7
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
4.3
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
Korea |
2.9
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
Luxembourg |
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
5.6
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
Mexico |
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
Netherlands |
6.3
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
New Zealand |
6.9
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
4.6
| ||||||
Norway |
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.8
| ||||
Poland |
11.1
|
9.8
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
9.3
|
9.2
|
9.7
|
8.7
|
8.4
|
8.5
|
8.4
|
8.3
|
Portugal |
16.6
|
14.8
|
14.5
|
14.6
|
14.6
|
14.2
|
16.3
|
13.9
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.3
|
13.0
|
Slovak Republic |
14.5
|
13.6
|
13.4
|
13.5
|
13.5
|
13.3
|
14.0
|
13.2
|
12.8
|
12.9
|
12.9
|
12.7
|
Slovenia |
11.0
|
10.5
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
9.9
|
9.5
|
8.6
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
8.1
|
Spain |
26.7
|
25.6
|
25.5
|
25.5
|
25.5
|
25.4
|
25.6
|
23.9
|
23.0
|
23.3
|
23.0
|
22.8
|
Sweden |
7.8
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
7.7
|
7.2
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
8.1
|
7.9
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
Switzerland |
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.3
| ||||||||
Turkey(1) |
10.5
|
11.6
|
12.6
|
8.0
|
8.7
|
9.5
| ||||||
United Kingdom |
7.1
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
8.0
|
6.5
|
6.3
| ||||||
United States |
7.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
7.6
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 are not comparable with previous data. From this date, monthly data by gender are OECD estimates.
Table 3: Unemployment Rates by Age, s.a.
Percentage of corresponding active population
Youth (15-24)
|
Prime-age and Older Workers (25+)
| |||||||||||
2013
|
2014
|
2014
|
2013
|
2014
|
2014
| |||||||
Q2
|
Q3
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
| |||
OECD - Total |
16.1
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
14.8
|
15.1
|
6.7
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
Major Seven |
15.6
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.2
|
13.7
|
14.1
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
European Union |
23.5
|
22.0
|
21.6
|
21.6
|
21.6
|
21.6
|
9.5
|
9.0
|
8.9
|
8.9
|
8.9
|
8.9
|
Euro area |
24.0
|
23.5
|
23.3
|
23.4
|
23.3
|
23.3
|
10.7
|
10.4
|
10.3
|
10.4
|
10.3
|
10.3
|
Australia |
12.2
|
13.3
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
12.8
|
13.2
|
4.3
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
Austria |
9.2
|
9.4
|
8.9
|
8.9
|
8.6
|
9.1
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
4.5
|
Belgium |
23.7
|
23.4
|
23.5
|
23.4
|
23.4
|
23.8
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
Canada |
13.6
|
13.4
|
13.3
|
13.1
|
13.4
|
13.5
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.6
|
Chile |
16.0
|
15.5
|
16.7
|
16.6
|
16.7
|
4.5
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
| ||
Czech Republic |
18.9
|
16.4
|
15.8
|
16.4
|
15.9
|
15.1
|
6.1
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
5.6
|
5.1
|
Denmark |
13.0
|
12.6
|
12.7
|
12.8
|
12.5
|
12.8
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
Estonia |
18.0
|
17.3
|
13.2
|
14.9
|
7.6
|
6.7
|
7.0
|
7.1
| ||||
Finland |
19.7
|
20.0
|
19.9
|
20.0
|
19.9
|
19.8
|
6.5
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
France |
24.8
|
23.7
|
24.2
|
24.1
|
24.2
|
24.4
|
8.7
|
8.8
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
Germany |
7.9
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
Greece |
58.4
|
52.3
|
50.7
|
25.4
|
25.1
|
24.7
| ||||||
Hungary |
27.0
|
20.8
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
8.9
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
6.5
| ||||
Iceland |
10.8
|
8.8
|
10.9
|
10.6
|
11.4
|
10.7
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
Ireland |
26.7
|
25.1
|
24.8
|
25.1
|
25.0
|
24.4
|
11.6
|
10.4
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.0
|
Israel |
10.5
|
9.4
|
13.6
|
14.9
|
13.9
|
11.9
|
5.4
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
Italy |
40.0
|
43.4
|
43.2
|
42.9
|
43.7
|
42.9
|
10.3
|
10.4
| ||||
Japan |
6.8
|
6.4
|
6.0
|
6.7
|
5.4
|
5.9
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
Korea |
9.3
|
10.2
|
9.8
|
9.3
|
9.6
|
10.5
|
2.7
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
Luxembourg |
17.0
|
15.7
|
15.5
|
15.8
|
15.5
|
15.3
|
5.1
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
Mexico |
9.5
|
9.8
|
9.4
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
9.6
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
Netherlands |
11.0
|
10.8
|
10.1
|
10.4
|
10.1
|
9.8
|
5.9
|
6.3
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
New Zealand |
15.8
|
14.2
|
13.9
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
3.8
| ||||||
Norway |
9.1
|
7.7
|
7.8
|
8.5
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
3.0
| ||||
Poland |
27.3
|
23.9
|
22.9
|
23.1
|
22.9
|
22.6
|
8.8
|
7.8
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
Portugal |
38.1
|
37.2
|
35.4
|
35.5
|
35.6
|
35.2
|
14.7
|
12.6
|
12.2
|
12.3
|
12.4
|
12.0
|
Slovak Republic |
33.7
|
30.5
|
29.1
|
29.5
|
29.3
|
28.5
|
12.5
|
12.0
|
11.8
|
11.8
|
11.9
|
11.7
|
Slovenia |
21.7
|
19.1
|
16.2
|
16.2
|
16.2
|
16.2
|
9.2
|
8.7
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
8.5
|
8.4
|
Spain |
55.5
|
53.3
|
53.9
|
53.9
|
54.0
|
53.7
|
23.8
|
22.5
|
22.0
|
22.1
|
22.0
|
21.8
|
Sweden |
23.5
|
23.2
|
22.0
|
20.8
|
21.7
|
23.6
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
Switzerland |
8.5
|
7.7
|
3.7
|
3.9
| ||||||||
Turkey(1) |
17.0
|
17.2
|
19.0
|
7.2
|
8.0
|
8.7
| ||||||
United Kingdom |
20.7
|
16.8
|
15.8
|
5.4
|
4.6
|
4.4
| ||||||
United States |
15.5
|
13.1
|
13.4
|
13.6
|
13.0
|
13.7
|
6.1
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
4.7
|
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 are not comparable with previous data.
Table 4: Unemployment Levels, s.a.
Thousands of persons
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2014
| ||||||
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
| |||
OECD - Total |
47,696
|
47,694
|
45,871
|
44,876
|
44,654
|
44,694
|
45,102
|
44,626
|
44,228
|
Major Seven |
27,176
|
26,290
|
24,652
|
23,803
|
23,635
|
23,666
|
23,928
|
23,623
|
23,355
|
European Union |
25,360
|
26,365
|
25,496
|
24,960
|
24,613
|
24,805
|
24,706
|
24,620
|
24,512
|
Euro area |
18,078
|
19,123
|
18,731
|
18,517
|
18,389
|
18,452
|
18,454
|
18,366
|
18,347
|
Australia |
625
|
688
|
729
|
726
|
742
|
741
|
743
|
736
|
747
|
Austria |
189
|
215
|
218
|
219
|
220
|
222
|
215
|
217
|
227
|
Belgium |
369
|
417
|
417
|
421
|
424
|
421
|
423
|
424
|
425
|
Canada |
1,368
|
1,348
|
1,334
|
1,347
|
1,331
|
1,370
|
1,353
|
1,343
|
1,298
|
Chile |
524
|
491
|
540
|
522
|
545
|
526
|
540
|
545
| |
Czech Republic |
367
|
370
|
350
|
325
|
314
|
317
|
307
|
332
|
302
|
Denmark |
219
|
203
|
197
|
187
|
193
|
188
|
191
|
193
|
194
|
Estonia |
69
|
58
|
53
|
51
|
50
|
51
|
52
| ||
Finland |
207
|
219
|
225
|
230
|
231
|
231
|
230
|
231
|
233
|
France |
2,858
|
3,007
|
2,972
|
3,005
|
3,094
|
3,055
|
3,093
|
3,095
|
3,094
|
Germany |
2,316
|
2,270
|
2,196
|
2,166
|
2,152
|
2,160
|
2,158
|
2,155
|
2,144
|
Greece |
1,195
|
1,330
|
1,298
|
1,298
|
1,294
|
1,282
| |||
Hungary |
476
|
446
|
358
|
360
|
361
|
348
|
339
| ||
Iceland |
11
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
9
|
Ireland |
316
|
282
|
258
|
250
|
245
|
248
|
247
|
245
|
243
|
Israel |
247
|
228
|
219
|
230
|
242
|
246
|
235
|
242
|
248
|
Italy |
2,746
|
3,113
|
3,208
|
3,189
|
3,215
|
3,167
|
3,222
|
3,188
|
3,236
|
Japan |
2,848
|
2,651
|
2,370
|
2,377
|
2,383
|
2,440
|
2,480
|
2,300
|
2,370
|
Korea |
820
|
807
|
933
|
972
|
918
|
944
|
909
|
925
|
919
|
Luxembourg |
13
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
Mexico |
2,496
|
2,539
|
2,541
|
2,573
|
2,577
|
2,515
|
2,689
|
2,533
|
2,510
|
Netherlands |
468
|
600
|
642
|
621
|
586
|
605
|
594
|
585
|
580
|
New Zealand |
165
|
149
|
147
|
138
|
134
| ||||
Norway |
86
|
95
|
94
|
90
|
91
|
94
|
102
| ||
Poland |
1,749
|
1,793
|
1,710
|
1,603
|
1,523
|
1,571
|
1,546
|
1,524
|
1,500
|
Portugal |
836
|
855
|
770
|
742
|
713
|
728
|
719
|
719
|
702
|
Slovak Republic |
378
|
386
|
374
|
364
|
354
|
359
|
357
|
356
|
350
|
Slovenia |
90
|
102
|
102
|
97
|
92
|
95
|
93
|
92
|
91
|
Spain |
5,811
|
6,051
|
5,787
|
5,662
|
5,535
|
5,616
|
5,575
|
5,531
|
5,498
|
Sweden |
402
|
410
|
417
|
411
|
407
|
413
|
403
|
415
|
402
|
Switzerland |
193
|
205
|
226
|
209
| |||||
Turkey(1) |
2,201
|
2,438
|
2,586
|
2,748
|
2,873
|
3,015
| |||
United Kingdom |
2,535
|
2,441
|
2,178
|
2,044
|
2,000
|
1,951
| |||
United States |
12,506
|
11,460
|
10,394
|
9,675
|
9,508
|
9,474
|
9,671
|
9,591
|
9,262
|
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 are not comparable with previous data.
.