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Unemployment Rates

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Unemployment Rates in Major Countries (%)
Year Taiwan Mainland China Hong Kong USA Japan Canada Germany
20063.91-4.804.624.146.2910.77
20054.13-5.605.104.406.809.20
20044.444.206.805.534.727.199.20
20034.994.307.935.995.267.6011.68
20025.174.007.335.785.387.7010.86
20014.573.605.104.705.037.2010.36
20002.993.104.954.004.726.8010.65
19992.923.106.254.224.687.6011.68
19982.693.104.684.514.118.3012.28
19972.723.002.204.953.409.2012.70
19962.603.002.805.423.359.7011.50
19951.792.903.185.613.159.5510.40
19941.562.801.936.082.8910.4010.60
19931.452.602.006.902.5011.209.80
19921.512.301.987.512.2011.307.70
19911.512.301.806.822.1010.407.30
19901.672.501.305.622.108.107.20
19891.572.601.105.272.307.507.90
19881.692.001.405.492.507.808.70
19871.972.001.706.192.808.908.90
19862.662.002.806.992.809.609.00
19852.911.80-7.192.6010.50-

 

Year France U.K. Italy Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Sweden
20069.102.976.783.508.303.305.34
20059.102.707.704.2012.803.805.80
20049.182.778.054.3012.794.305.52
20038.903.008.503.3312.303.794.85
20028.903.108.602.2711.232.783.98
20018.803.209.102.0410.771.853.98
200010.023.6010.202.6310.901.984.68
199911.744.2011.003.1211.682.725.58
199811.804.6011.334.1212.573.856.52
199712.305.4111.255.4813.255.208.00
199612.107.1611.186.6013.764.708.04
199511.607.7411.657.0014.094.207.70
199412.408.9811.087.6013.894.707.97
199311.109.899.606.5012.904.508.23
199210.109.3411.405.3011.202.505.87
19919.407.6810.904.5010.201.103.24
19908.905.5311.005.009.600.501.60
19899.405.9912.005.8010.100.601.50
198810.007.9612.006.5011.100.701.70
198710.5010.0111.9011.5012.200.802.10
198610.4011.2811.1012.0012.600.802.20
198510.2011.2210.30-13.601.002.50

 

Year Australia New Zealand Korea Singapore Thailand Philippines Malaysia
20064.903.803.472.71.567.903.33
20055.103.703.703.11.9011.353.60
20045.533.903.68-2.0911.803.55
20035.934.653.575.402.1911.403.60
20026.325.153.285.202.4411.403.50
20016.735.284.023.403.3211.103.50
20006.325.954.434.402.4011.203.10
19996.976.806.284.603.009.803.40
19987.767.486.843.203.4010.103.20
19978.266.632.592.400.908.702.50
19968.236.132.003.001.108.602.50
19958.226.252.022.701.109.502.80
19949.468.152.402.601.309.502.90
199310.609.532.792.701.509.303.00
199210.4910.332.402.701.409.803.70
19919.2910.302.301.902.709.004.30
19906.687.802.401.702.208.105.10
19895.967.102.602.201.408.406.30
19887.015.602.503.303.108.307.20
19877.904.103.104.705.909.107.30
19867.934.003.806.503.506.408.30
19858.28-4.004.103.70--

 

Year Mexico Panama South Africa Argentina Brazil Chile
20063.58-25.5510.189.98-
20053.60-26.6011.589.808.00
20042.7312.3027.1013.6311.488.80
20032.4013.6029.6016.829.707.40
20022.0014.1030.1017.509.207.80
20011.8014.7027.9018.069.407.90
20001.6013.5026.1014.659.208.30
19991.7011.8023.3013.489.608.90
19982.3013.60-12.109.007.20
19972.6013.405.4013.417.805.30
19963.7014.305.1016.567.005.40
19954.7014.004.5016.006.104.70
1994-14.004.4012.005.105.90
19932.4013.30-9.006.204.50
1992-14.70-7.006.504.40
19912.2016.10-6.00-5.30
1990---9.203.705.70
1989-16.30-7.303.005.30
19882.5016.30-5.903.806.30
1987-11.80-5.303.607.90
1986-10.50-4.402.408.80
1985-12.30-5.303.4012.10

 

Source: IMF International Financial Statistics (IFS); 'Quarterly National Economic Trends Taiwan Area, Republic of China' the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan; China Statistical Yearbook

 

(Updated October 2007)

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