FOTO: Ixbalanqué DANELL PÉREZ
The OECD unemployment rate for the population as a whole fell by 0.1 percentage point, to 6.0%, in March 2017. Across the OECD area, 37.5 million people were unemployed, 4.9 million more than in April 2008, before the crisis.
The OECD unemployment rate for youth (people aged 15 to 24) fell by 0.2 percentage point in March (to 12.1%) continuing the downward trend seen in recent months and is now only 0.1 percentage point above its pre-crisis level. The youth unemployment rate fell significantly in the United States (by 0.8 percentage point, to 9.1%) and marginally in the euro area (by 0.1 percentage point, to 19.4%). However, the youth unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage point in Japan, albeit to very low levels (to 4.4%).
The unemployment rate for the population as a whole fell by 0.2 percentage point in the United States (to 4.5%) and by 0.3 percentage point in Korea (to 3.7%). It increased by 0.1 percentage point in Canada (to 6.7%) and was stable in Japan (at 2.8%). More recent data show that in April the unemployment rate declined further in the United States (by 0.1 percentage point, to 4.4%) while it also declined in Canada (by 0.2 percentage point, to 6.5%).
The unemployment rate was stable in the euro area, at 9.5% in March 2017. Rates fell by 0.2 percentage point or more in Latvia (to 9.0%), Ireland (to 6.4%), the Netherlands (to 5.1%), the Slovak Republic (to 8.4%) and Slovenia (to 7.6%). By contrast, the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage point in Austria (to 5.9%) and Italy (to 11.7%).
| OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates, s.a. |
| Methodological Notes: http://www.oecd.org/std/labourstatistics/44743407.pdf
All rates and levels quoted are seasonally adjusted (s.a.). New Labour Market Statistics: http://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?queryid=36324 Country Note: The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. Contacts: For further information readers are invited to contact the OECD’s Media Relations Division on (33) 1 45 24 97 00 or e-mail news.contact@oecd.org For technical questions contact stat.contact@oecd.org Next release: Wednesday, 14 June 2017 |
Table 1: OECD Unemployment Rates, s.a.
Percentage of active population
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||
| Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | ||||
| OECD – Total | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Major Seven | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| European Union | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Euro area | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Australia | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Austria | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Belgium | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Canada (1) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Chile | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | |
| Czech Republic | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Denmark | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Estonia | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| Finland | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| France | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Germany | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Greece | 26.6 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 | |||
| Hungary | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Iceland | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Ireland | 11.3 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Israel | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Italy | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| Japan | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Korea | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Latvia | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Luxembourg | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Mexico | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Netherlands | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| New Zealand | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Norway | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Poland | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Portugal | 14.1 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Slovak Republic | 13.2 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Slovenia | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Spain | 24.5 | 22.1 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Sweden | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Switzerland | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Turkey (2) | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | |||
| United Kingdom | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |||
| United States (3) | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Notes:
(1) Canada: Unemployment rate for April 2017 was 6.5 %.
(2) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data.
(3) United States: Unemployment rate for April 2017 was 4.4 %
Table 2: Unemployment Rates by Gender, s.a.
Percentage of corresponding active population
| Women | Men | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | |||||
| Q4 | Q1 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Q4 | Q1 | Jan | Feb | Mar | |||
| OECD – Total | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Major Seven | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| European Union | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Euro area | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Australia | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Austria | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Belgium | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Canada | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Chile | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||
| Czech Republic | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Denmark | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Estonia | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||||
| Finland | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| France | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Germany | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Greece | 28.1 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.9 | ||||||
| Hungary | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| Iceland | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Ireland | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Israel | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Italy | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Japan | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Korea | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Latvia | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| Luxembourg | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Mexico | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Netherlands | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| New Zealand | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||||||
| Norway | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||||
| Poland | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Portugal | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| Slovak Republic | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Slovenia | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Spain | 21.4 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
| Sweden | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Switzerland | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||||||||
| Turkey (1) | 13.7 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||||||
| United States | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data. From this date, data by gender are OECD estimates.
Table 3: Unemployment Rates by Age, s.a.
Percentage of corresponding active population
| Youth (15-24) | Prime-age and Older Workers (25+) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | |||||
| Q4 | Q1 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Q4 | Q1 | Jan | Feb | Mar | |||
| OECD – Total | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Major Seven | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| European Union | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Euro area | 20.9 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Australia | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Austria | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Belgium | 20.1 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Canada | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Chile | 15.7 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Czech Republic | 10.5 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Denmark | 12.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Estonia | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||||
| Finland | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| France | 24.6 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Germany | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Greece | 47.4 | 45.9 | 48.0 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | ||||||
| Hungary | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||||
| Iceland | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||||
| Ireland | 17.2 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Israel | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Italy | 37.8 | 38.6 | 35.1 | 36.7 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | ||||
| Japan | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Korea | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Latvia | 17.2 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Luxembourg | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Mexico | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Netherlands | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| New Zealand | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Norway | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||||
| Poland | 17.6 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Portugal | 28.2 | 26.9 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Slovak Republic | 22.2 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Slovenia | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Spain | 44.5 | 42.8 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Sweden | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Switzerland | 8.4 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||
| Turkey (1) | 19.6 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||||||
| United States | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data.
Table 4: Unemployment Levels, s.a.
Thousands of persons
| 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | |||
| OECD – Total | 41,596 | 39,300 | 39,339 | 38,607 | 37,941 | 38,503 | 38,272 | 38,010 | 37,542 |
| Major Seven | 21,630 | 20,539 | 20,538 | 20,225 | 19,853 | 20,208 | 20,160 | 19,855 | 19,545 |
| European Union | 22,880 | 20,909 | 20,715 | 20,207 | 19,802 | 20,044 | 19,919 | 19,772 | 19,716 |
| Euro area | 17,451 | 16,228 | 16,095 | 15,781 | 15,559 | 15,682 | 15,643 | 15,520 | 15,515 |
| Australia | 759 | 725 | 720 | 725 | 743 | 739 | 726 | 749 | 753 |
| Austria | 252 | 270 | 275 | 258 | 259 | 254 | 253 | 257 | 266 |
| Belgium | 422 | 390 | 388 | 359 | 352 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 350 |
| Canada | 1,331 | 1,361 | 1,357 | 1,344 | 1,308 | 1,342 | 1,324 | 1,286 | 1,314 |
| Chile | 532 | 563 | 570 | 570 | 582 | 576 | 582 | 582 | |
| Czech Republic | 268 | 212 | 213 | 195 | 177 | 190 | 180 | 176 | 174 |
| Denmark | 181 | 188 | 193 | 191 | 185 | 186 | 184 | 185 | 185 |
| Estonia | 42 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 38 | ||
| Finland | 252 | 237 | 235 | 234 | 235 | 234 | 234 | 235 | 237 |
| France | 3,054 | 2,970 | 2,949 | 2,965 | 2,982 | 2,972 | 2,978 | 2,980 | 2,988 |
| Germany | 1,950 | 1,771 | 1,776 | 1,708 | 1,680 | 1,690 | 1,682 | 1,679 | 1,678 |
| Greece | 1,197 | 1,131 | 1,122 | 1,117 | 1,119 | 1,117 | |||
| Hungary | 308 | 234 | 227 | 208 | 200 | 198 | 196 | ||
| Iceland | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ireland | 204 | 173 | 172 | 155 | 145 | 152 | 148 | 145 | 141 |
| Israel | 202 | 188 | 186 | 175 | 168 | 169 | 169 | 168 | 167 |
| Italy | 3,033 | 3,009 | 2,999 | 3,058 | 3,021 | 3,067 | 3,060 | 2,981 | 3,022 |
| Japan | 2,219 | 2,080 | 2,043 | 2,037 | 1,907 | 2,070 | 1,980 | 1,900 | 1,840 |
| Korea | 976 | 1,012 | 1,035 | 989 | 1,037 | 954 | 982 | 1,108 | 1,023 |
| Latvia | 98 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 88 |
| Luxembourg | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Mexico | 2,306 | 2,085 | 2,043 | 1,972 | 1,883 | 2,028 | 1,908 | 1,864 | 1,877 |
| Netherlands | 614 | 539 | 524 | 494 | 472 | 482 | 480 | 473 | 463 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 133 | 129 | 138 | 132 | ||||
| Norway | 121 | 132 | 136 | 129 | 123 | 117 | 120 | ||
| Poland | 1,304 | 1,063 | 1,054 | 976 | 920 | 952 | 935 | 920 | 906 |
| Portugal | 648 | 572 | 557 | 534 | 510 | 520 | 518 | 508 | 504 |
| Slovak Republic | 314 | 267 | 263 | 248 | 237 | 244 | 241 | 237 | 233 |
| Slovenia | 90 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Spain | 5,056 | 4,481 | 4,415 | 4,238 | 4,141 | 4,183 | 4,164 | 4,144 | 4,115 |
| Sweden | 387 | 366 | 368 | 365 | 355 | 367 | 362 | 363 | 340 |
| Switzerland | 219 | 227 | 237 | 214 | |||||
| Turkey (1) | 3,054 | 3,330 | 3,492 | 3,656 | 3,680 | 3,677 | |||
| United Kingdom | 1,747 | 1,598 | 1,579 | 1,553 | 1,538 | 1,501 | |||
| United States | 8,296 | 7,751 | 7,835 | 7,559 | 7,455 | 7,529 | 7,635 | 7,528 | 7,202 |
Note:
(1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data.
