Unemployment Rate: 1990 Countries
| Countries | Unemployment Rate | Ch. | Ann. ch. | Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 6.3% | 0.10 | 0.90 | December 1990 | |
| United Kingdom [+] | 7.5% | 0.20 | 0.50 | December 1990 | |
| France [+] | 8.3% | 0 | -0.30 | December 1990 | |
| Japan [+] | 2.0% | 0 | -0.10 | December 1990 | |
| Spain [+] | 15.3% | 0 | -0.80 | December 1990 | |
| Italy [+] | 8.7% | 0 | -0.60 | December 1990 | |
| Portugal [+] | 5.3% | -0.10 | -0.60 | December 1990 | |
| Ireland [+] | 13.7% | 0.10 | -0.20 | December 1990 | |
| Australia [+] | 8.0% | 0.07 | 2.17 | December 1990 | |
| Belgium [+] | 6.4% | 0 | -0.50 | December 1990 | |
| Canada [+] | 9.5% | 0.40 | 1.80 | December 1990 | |
| Chile [+] | 7.4% | -0.59 | 0.32 | December 1990 | |
| Denmark [+] | 7.4% | 0 | 0.40 | December 1990 | |
| Finland [+] | 3.9% | 0.20 | 1.00 | December 1990 | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 1.6% | 0 | -0.20 | December 1990 | |
| Netherlands [+] | 5.9% | 0 | -0.50 | December 1990 | |
| Norway [+] | 5.9% | 0.20 | 0.10 | December 1990 | |
| Sweden [+] | 2.2% | -0.10 | 0.70 | December 1990 | |
| < Unemployment Rate 1989Unemployment Rate 1991 > | |||||
Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
| Countries | Unemployment < 25 | Male unemployment < 25 | Female unemployment < 25 | Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10.9% | December 1990 | |||
| United Kingdom [+] | 11.8% | 13.2% | 10.1% | December 1990 | |||
| France [+] | 15.2% | 12.7% | 18.2% | December 1990 | |||
| Japan [+] | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.8% | December 1990 | |||
| Spain [+] | 29.6% | 23.9% | 36.7% | December 1990 | |||
| Italy [+] | 27.3% | 23.8% | 31.3% | December 1990 | |||
| Portugal [+] | 12.1% | 8.5% | 15.9% | December 1990 | |||
| Ireland [+] | 20.3% | 21.4% | 18.8% | December 1990 | |||
| Australia [+] | 15.5% | 16.2% | 14.6% | December 1990 | |||
| Belgium [+] | 14.2% | 10.2% | 18.4% | December 1990 | |||
| Canada [+] | 14.7% | 16.4% | 12.9% | December 1990 | |||
| Denmark [+] | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.1% | December 1990 | |||
| Finland [+] | 11.3% | 12.6% | 9.9% | December 1990 | |||
| Luxembourg [+] | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | December 1990 | |||
| Netherlands [+] | 9.0% | 9.9% | 8.0% | December 1990 | |||
| Norway [+] | 13.4% | 13.0% | 13.9% | December 1990 | |||
| Sweden [+] | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.4% | December 1990 | |||
| < Unemployment Rate 1989Unemployment Rate 1991 > | |||||||
Unemployment Rate: By sex
| Countries | Male unemployment | Female unemployment | Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 6.5% | 5.9% | December 1990 | ||
| United Kingdom [+] | 7.9% | 6.9% | December 1990 | ||
| France [+] | 7.2% | 9.7% | December 1990 | ||
| Japan [+] | 2.0% | 2.1% | December 1990 | ||
| Spain [+] | 11.4% | 22.6% | December 1990 | ||
| Italy [+] | 6.2% | 13.2% | December 1990 | ||
| Portugal [+] | 3.9% | 7.1% | December 1990 | ||
| Ireland [+] | 13.1% | 14.9% | December 1990 | ||
| Australia [+] | 8.1% | 7.9% | December 1990 | ||
| Belgium [+] | 4.0% | 10.1% | December 1990 | ||
| Canada [+] | 9.8% | 9.1% | December 1990 | ||
| Denmark [+] | 6.9% | 8.0% | December 1990 | ||
| Finland [+] | 4.6% | 3.2% | December 1990 | ||
| Luxembourg [+] | 1.2% | 2.4% | December 1990 | ||
| Netherlands [+] | 4.1% | 8.5% | December 1990 | ||
| Norway [+] | 6.1% | 5.5% | December 1990 | ||
| Sweden [+] | 2.3% | 2.2% | December 1990 | ||
| < Unemployment Rate 1989Unemployment Rate 1991 > | |||||
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