Unemployment Rate: 1981 Countries
Countries | Unemployment Rate | Ch. | Ann. ch. | Month | |
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United States [+] | 8.5% | 0.20 | 1.30 | December 1981 | |
United Kingdom [+] | 10.3% | 0.10 | 2.00 | December 1981 | |
Japan [+] | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | December 1981 | |
Australia [+] | 6.0% | 0.03 | -0.02 | December 1981 | |
Canada [+] | 8.7% | 0.40 | 1.40 | December 1981 | |
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Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
Countries | Unemployment < 25 | Male unemployment < 25 | Female unemployment < 25 | Month | |||
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Japan [+] | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.8% | December 1981 | |||
Australia [+] | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.0% | December 1981 | |||
Canada [+] | 14.3% | 15.7% | 12.6% | December 1981 | |||
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Unemployment Rate: By sex
Countries | Male unemployment | Female unemployment | Month | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States [+] | 8.5% | 8.5% | December 1981 | ||
United Kingdom [+] | 11.0% | 9.2% | December 1981 | ||
Japan [+] | 2.3% | 2.1% | December 1981 | ||
Australia [+] | 5.1% | 7.6% | December 1981 | ||
Canada [+] | 8.5% | 9.0% | December 1981 | ||
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Unemployment (or joblessness) occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work. Therefore, the unemployed in a country are those with age, ability and desire to work (labor force) but do not have a job.
The number of unemployed in a country usually was expressed in terms of the labor force, and it is called unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is a percentage and it is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed people by all individuals currently in the labor force.
Unemployment rate = Total Unemployed / Labor force