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Labor Statistics > Long term unemployment (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Slovakia: 10.2% 
#2   Italy: 6.5% 
#3   Greece: 6.4% 
#4   Poland: 6.1% 
#5   Spain: 6% 
#6   Ireland: 5.6% 
#7   Czech Republic: 4.4% 
#8   Belgium: 4% 
#9   Germany: 3.9% 
#10   France: 3.8% 
#11   Hungary: 3.1% 
#12   Finland: 2.4% 
#13   Australia: 1.8% 
#14   Portugal: 1.7% 
#15   United Kingdom: 1.5% 
#16   Sweden: 1.4% 
#17   Austria: 1.3% 
#18   Japan: 1.2% 
#19   New Zealand: 1.2% 
#20   Denmark: 0.9% 
#21   Netherlands: 0.9% 
#22   Canada: 0.8% 
#23   Switzerland: 0.6% 
#24   Luxembourg: 0.6% 
#25   Norway: 0.2% 
#26   United States: 0.2% 
#27   Iceland: 0.2% 
Weighted average: 2.8%  


DEFINITION: Long term unemployment as a % of labour force, 2000. Long term implies 12 months or longer.

SOURCE: OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook. Paris

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