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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Italy:10.3% 
#2  Finland:9.5% 
#3  France:9.3% 
#4  Germany:7.7% 
#5  Canada:7.3% 
#6  Belgium:7% 
#7  Australia:6.6% 
#8  New Zealand:5.7% 
#9  United Kingdom:5.3% 
#10  Japan:5.1% 
#11  United States:5% 
#12  Austria:4.9% 
#13  Denmark:4.8% 
#14  Ireland:4.6% 
#15  Sweden:4.4% 
#16  Norway:3.5% 
#17  Netherlands:2.6% 
#18  Switzerland:2% 
Weighted average: 5.9%  


DEFINITION: Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002.

SOURCE: OECD Historical Statistics

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11th June 2005 		I am quite sure that Germany's unemployment rate is around 10 to 11%. Where do those 7.7% come from? From another aera? Ok, no kidding any more: is this an old value or do you establish it differently?
sooo (moscow)
11th April 2007 		Actually, this data was actually for 2000-2002.
Look at the bottom of table:
"DEFINITION: Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002. "

ps: answer with late ^).
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