Unemployment Rate: 1991 Countries
| Countries | Unemployment Rate | Ch. | Ann. ch. | Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 7.3% | 0.30 | 1.00 | December 1991 | |
| United Kingdom [+] | 9.5% | 0.10 | 2.00 | December 1991 | |
| Germany [+] | 6.0% | 0.10 | December 1991 | ||
| France [+] | 9.1% | 0.10 | 0.80 | December 1991 | |
| Japan [+] | 2.1% | 0 | 0.10 | December 1991 | |
| Spain [+] | 15.9% | 0 | 0.60 | December 1991 | |
| Italy [+] | 8.6% | -0.10 | -0.10 | December 1991 | |
| Portugal [+] | 4.9% | -0.10 | -0.40 | December 1991 | |
| Ireland [+] | 15.1% | 0 | 1.40 | December 1991 | |
| Australia [+] | 10.5% | 0.28 | 2.45 | December 1991 | |
| Belgium [+] | 6.7% | 0.10 | 0.30 | December 1991 | |
| Canada [+] | 10.3% | -0.10 | 0.80 | December 1991 | |
| Chile [+] | 7.1% | -1.03 | -0.34 | December 1991 | |
| Denmark [+] | 8.2% | 0 | 0.80 | December 1991 | |
| Finland [+] | 9.2% | 0.50 | 5.30 | December 1991 | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 1.8% | 0 | 0.20 | December 1991 | |
| Netherlands [+] | 5.6% | 0 | -0.30 | December 1991 | |
| Norway [+] | 6.7% | 0.20 | 0.80 | December 1991 | |
| Sweden [+] | 4.1% | 0.30 | 1.90 | December 1991 | |
| < Unemployment Rate 1990Unemployment Rate 1992 > | |||||
Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
| Countries | Unemployment < 25 | Male unemployment < 25 | Female unemployment < 25 | Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 14.6% | 15.4% | 13.7% | December 1991 | |||
| United Kingdom [+] | 15.0% | 17.8% | 11.8% | December 1991 | |||
| Germany [+] | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.5% | December 1991 | |||
| France [+] | 16.3% | 13.6% | 19.7% | December 1991 | |||
| Japan [+] | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.4% | December 1991 | |||
| Spain [+] | 29.5% | 23.9% | 36.7% | December 1991 | |||
| Italy [+] | 26.3% | 23.5% | 30.3% | December 1991 | |||
| Portugal [+] | 12.0% | 9.1% | 15.3% | December 1991 | |||
| Ireland [+] | 23.2% | 24.4% | 21.6% | December 1991 | |||
| Australia [+] | 18.9% | 20.0% | 17.7% | December 1991 | |||
| Belgium [+] | 14.1% | 11.5% | 16.9% | December 1991 | |||
| Canada [+] | 15.5% | 18.2% | 12.7% | December 1991 | |||
| Denmark [+] | 11.1% | 11.2% | 10.9% | December 1991 | |||
| Finland [+] | 21.1% | 24.8% | 17.3% | December 1991 | |||
| Luxembourg [+] | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | December 1991 | |||
| Netherlands [+] | 8.4% | 9.6% | 7.2% | December 1991 | |||
| Norway [+] | 14.8% | 15.9% | 13.6% | December 1991 | |||
| Sweden [+] | 10.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% | December 1991 | |||
| < Unemployment Rate 1990Unemployment Rate 1992 > | |||||||
Unemployment Rate: By sex
| Countries | Male unemployment | Female unemployment | Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 7.6% | 6.9% | December 1991 | ||
| United Kingdom [+] | 10.9% | 7.6% | December 1991 | ||
| Germany [+] | 4.7% | 7.6% | December 1991 | ||
| France [+] | 7.9% | 10.5% | December 1991 | ||
| Japan [+] | 2.1% | 2.2% | December 1991 | ||
| Spain [+] | 12.0% | 23.0% | December 1991 | ||
| Italy [+] | 6.2% | 12.8% | December 1991 | ||
| Portugal [+] | 4.1% | 5.8% | December 1991 | ||
| Ireland [+] | 14.7% | 15.9% | December 1991 | ||
| Australia [+] | 10.9% | 9.9% | December 1991 | ||
| Belgium [+] | 4.6% | 9.7% | December 1991 | ||
| Canada [+] | 10.9% | 9.6% | December 1991 | ||
| Denmark [+] | 7.6% | 8.9% | December 1991 | ||
| Finland [+] | 10.9% | 7.2% | December 1991 | ||
| Luxembourg [+] | 1.4% | 2.4% | December 1991 | ||
| Netherlands [+] | 4.1% | 7.9% | December 1991 | ||
| Norway [+] | 7.3% | 6.0% | December 1991 | ||
| Sweden [+] | 4.9% | 3.4% | December 1991 | ||
| < Unemployment Rate 1990Unemployment Rate 1992 > | |||||
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