Labor > Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 72.5 | 1995 | ||
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 72.09 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Armenia | 70.8 | 2001 | ||
| 4 | Slovakia | 66.6 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Belize | 65.6 | 1999 | ||
| 6 | Croatia | 65.3 | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Belgium | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Namibia | 54.3 | 1997 | ||
| 9 | Greece | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Barbados | 53.7 | 2001 | ||
| 11 | Bulgaria | 53.5 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Germany | 52.7 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Lithuania | 50.8 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Czech Republic | 50 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Italy | 49.9 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Dominica | 48.5 | 1997 | ||
| 17 | Botswana | 47.7 | 1995 | ||
| 18 | Portugal | 46.9 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Hungary | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 41.71 | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 41.3 | 2007 | |||
| 20 | Estonia | 41 | 1999 | ||
| 21 | Slovenia | 40 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Switzerland | 39.9 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Latvia | 39.7 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | The Bahamas | 39.2 | 1999 | ||
| 25 | Romania | 38.4 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | European Union | 37.74 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Russia | 36.8 | 1996 | ||
| 28 | France | 36.5 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 36.46 | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Jamaica | 36.2 | 2001 | ||
| 30 | Panama | 35.7 | 2001 | ||
| 31 | Luxembourg | 34.8 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 34.7 | 2001 | ||
| =33 | Turkey | 34.4 | 2008 | ||
| =33 | Netherlands | 34.4 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Poland | 30.8 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 29.35 | 2008 | |||
| 36 | Spain | 28.9 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 28.24 | 2008 | |||
| 37 | Aruba | 25.4 | 1997 | ||
| 38 | Japan | 23.8 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Austria | 22.6 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Ireland | 21.7 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | United Kingdom | 18.4 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Finland | 16.2 | 2008 | ||
| =43 | Denmark | 13.9 | 2008 | ||
| =43 | Australia | 13.9 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Costa Rica | 13.3 | 2001 | ||
| 46 | Sweden | 11.3 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | United States | 10.3 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | El Salvador | 8.8 | 1996 | ||
| 49 | Canada | 6.1 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Norway | 6 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Iceland | 4.1 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | New Zealand | 3.2 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Mexico | 1.8 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 1.3 | 2000 |
