Labor > Long term unemployment > Share: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage share of unemployment that lasts longer than 12 months. Data for 2001.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 63.4% | 2001 | |
2 | Ireland | 55.3% | 2001 | |
3 | Greece | 52.8% | 2001 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 52.7% | 2001 | |
5 | Belgium | 51.7% | 2001 | |
6 | Germany | 51.5% | 2001 | |
7 | Slovakia | 48.2% | 2001 | |
8 | Hungary | 46.7% | 2001 | |
9 | Spain | 44% | 2001 | |
10 | Netherlands | 43.5% | 2001 | |
11 | Poland | 43.1% | 2001 | |
12 | Portugal | 38.1% | 2001 | |
13 | France | 37.6% | 2001 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 33.12% | 2001 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 31.77% | 2001 | ||
14 | United Kingdom | 27.7% | 2001 | |
15 | Luxembourg | 27.6% | 2001 | |
16 | Japan | 26.6% | 2001 | |
17 | Finland | 26.2% | 2001 | |
18 | Austria | 23.4% | 2001 | |
19 | Turkey | 23.1% | 2001 | |
20 | Sweden | 22.3% | 2001 | |
21 | Denmark | 22.2% | 2001 | |
22 | Australia | 21.5% | 2001 | |
23 | New Zealand | 16.8% | 2001 | |
24 | Iceland | 12.5% | 2001 | |
25 | Canada | 9.5% | 2001 | |
26 | United States | 6.1% | 2001 | |
27 | Norway | 3.7% | 2001 | |
28 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2001 |