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Paris, 14 June 2017
OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates News Release: April 2017
OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.9% in April 2017 The OECD unemployment rate was stable at 5.9% in April 2017. Across the OECD area, 36.9 million people were unemployed, 4.2 million more than before the crisis in April 2008. In the euro area, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point, to 9.3% in April, with the largest falls observed in Italy (down 0.4 percentage point, to 11.1%) and Spain (down 0.3 percentage point, to 17.8%). The April unemployment rate also decreased in Canada (by 0.2 percentage point, to 6.5%) and the United States (by 0.1 percentage point, to 4.4%), while it was stable in Japan (at 2.8%) and increased in Mexico (by 0.1 percentage point, to 3.6%) and Korea (by 0.3 percentage point, to 4.0%). More recent data show that in May the unemployment rate declined further in the United States (by 0.1 percentage point, to 4.3%) while it increased in Canada (by 0.1 percentage point, to 6.6%). Youth unemployment affecting people aged 15 to 24, rose slightly, by 0.1 percentage point, to 12.1% in April. In the euro area, the youth unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point, to 18.7%, contributing to a cumulative decline of almost two percentage points over the previous five months. However, almost one youth in two remains unemployed in Greece (46.6% in March, the latest month available), and more than one in three in Spain (39.3%) and Italy (34.0%).
OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates, s.a.
Youth
All persons OECD Total
Euro area
United States
Japan
13
65
12
60
OECD Total
Euro area
France
Greece
Italy
Spain
55
11
50
10
45
9
40
8
35
7
30
6
25
5
20
4
15
3
10
2
5
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
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OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates News Release: April 2017 Table 1: OECD Unemployment Rates, s.a. Percentage of active population 2014
2015
2016
OECD - Total Major Seven European Union Euro area
7.4 6.4 10.2 11.6
6.8 5.8 9.4 10.9
6.3 5.5 8.6 10.0
Q2 6.4 5.5 8.7 10.2
Australia Austria Belgium (1) Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Latvia Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland (2) Turkey United Kingdom (3) United States
6.1 5.6 8.5 6.9 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.4 8.7 10.3 5.0 26.6 7.7 5.0 11.3 5.9 12.7 3.6 3.5 10.9 6.1 4.8 7.4 5.4 3.5 9.0 14.1 13.2 9.7 24.5 7.9 4.5 10.0 6.1 6.2
6.1 5.7 8.5 6.9 6.2 5.1 6.2 6.2 9.4 10.4 4.6 25.0 6.8 4.0 9.5 5.2 11.9 3.4 3.6 9.9 6.5 4.4 6.9 5.4 4.4 7.5 12.7 11.5 9.0 22.1 7.4 4.5 10.3 5.3 5.3
5.7 6.0 7.9 7.0 6.5 4.0 6.2 6.8 8.8 10.1 4.1 23.6 5.1 3.0 7.9 4.8 11.7 3.1 3.7 9.6 6.3 3.9 6.0 5.1 4.7 6.2 11.2 9.7 8.0 19.7 7.0 4.6 10.9 4.8 4.9
5.7 6.1 8.3 6.9 6.6 4.0 6.2 6.7 8.9 10.1 4.2 23.5 5.2 3.0 8.4 4.8 11.7 3.2 3.7 9.6 6.3 3.9 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.4 11.3 9.9 8.1 20.2 6.8 4.3 10.4 4.9 4.9
2016 Q3 6.3 5.4 8.5 9.9
Q4 6.2 5.3 8.2 9.7
5.7 6.1 7.8 7.0 6.5 4.0 6.4 7.3 8.7 10.0 4.1 23.3 4.9 3.0 7.8 4.7 11.6 3.0 3.8 9.8 6.2 3.8 5.8 4.9 4.9 6.1 10.9 9.5 7.8 19.3 7.0 4.8 11.4 4.7 4.9
5.7 5.8 7.2 6.9 6.5 3.6 6.3 6.6 8.8 10.0 3.9 23.4 4.5 2.8 7.0 4.4 11.8 3.1 3.6 9.4 6.2 3.7 5.5 5.2 4.6 5.6 10.4 9.0 7.9 18.6 6.9 4.3 11.8 4.7 4.7
2017 Q1 6.0 5.2 7.9 9.4
2016 Nov Dec 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.3 8.2 8.1 9.7 9.6
Jan 6.1 5.3 8.0 9.5
2017 Feb Mar 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.1 7.9 7.9 9.4 9.4
5.8 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 6.0 5.6 8.8 9.6 3.9 22.9 4.3 2.6 6.8 4.3 11.6 2.9 3.8 8.9 6.0 3.5 5.2 4.9 4.3 5.0 9.9 8.6 7.8 18.2 6.7
5.7 5.7 7.2 6.8 6.5 3.7 6.3 6.5 8.8 10.0 3.9 23.4 4.5 2.8 7.0 4.5 11.9 3.1 3.6 9.4 6.1 3.6 5.6
5.8 5.7 7.0 6.9 6.6 3.5 6.1 6.2 8.8 9.9 3.9 23.5 4.3 2.7 6.9 4.3 11.8 3.1 3.5 9.4 6.2 3.8 5.4
5.7 5.7 7.0 6.8 6.7 3.4 6.1 5.8 8.8 9.7 3.9 23.2 4.3 2.7 6.9 4.3 11.8 3.0 3.6 9.3 6.1 3.5 5.3
5.9 5.8 7.0 6.6 6.7 3.3 6.1 5.5 8.8 9.6 3.9 22.9 4.3 2.6 6.8 4.3 11.5 2.8 4.0 8.9 6.0 3.4 5.3
5.9 5.7 6.9 6.7 6.7 3.2 5.9 5.4 8.9 9.5 3.9 22.5 4.3 2.5 6.6 4.3 11.5 2.8 3.7 8.5 6.0 3.5 5.1
2.4 6.4 4.4 11.1 2.8 4.0 8.3 5.9 3.6 5.1
4.7 5.6 10.5 9.0 8.0 18.7 6.8
4.4 5.4 10.1 8.9 7.9 18.4 6.9
4.2 5.2 10.1 8.7 7.9 18.3 6.8
4.3 5.0 9.9 8.6 7.8 18.2 6.8
4.5 4.9 9.8 8.4 7.6 18.1 6.4
4.8 9.8 8.3 7.5 17.8 6.7
11.8 4.7 4.6
11.8 4.6 4.7
11.8 4.5 4.8
11.7 4.4 4.7
4.5
4.4
4.7
Apr 5.9 5.0 7.8 9.3 5.7 5.5 6.8 6.5 3.2 5.7 9.0 9.5 3.9
Notes: (1) Canada: Unemployment rate for May 2017 was 6.6 %. (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 May 2017 was 4.3 %.
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OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates News Release: April 2017 Table 2: Unemployment Rates by Gender, s.a. Percentage of corresponding active population
2016 OECD - Total Major Seven European Union Euro area
6.4 5.3 8.8 10.4
2016 Q4 6.3 5.2 8.4 10.0
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Latvia Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland (1) Turkey United Kingdom United States
5.8 5.6 7.6 6.2 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.1 8.6 9.8 3.7 28.1 5.2 3.1 6.5 4.9 12.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 6.7 4.0 6.5 5.5 4.0 6.2 11.2 10.7 8.6 21.4 6.6 4.9 13.7 4.7 4.8
5.8 5.3 6.6 6.2 7.0 4.2 6.7 6.1 8.6 9.8 3.4 27.9 4.6 2.8 6.2 4.5 13.0 2.7 3.7 7.9 6.5 3.7 6.1 5.7 4.0 5.7 10.5 9.7 8.2 20.3 6.5 4.6 15.2 4.5 4.6
Women 2017 Q1 Feb 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.1 8.2 8.2 9.8 9.8 6.0 5.1 6.4 6.1 7.2 4.2 6.1 5.4 8.6 9.8 3.4 27.1 4.5 2.5 6.0 4.3 12.9 2.7 3.8 7.7 6.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 3.9 5.2 10.2 9.2 7.8 20.0 6.3
4.6
2017 Mar 6.1 5.0 8.2 9.8
6.0 5.1 6.4 6.0 7.2 4.2 6.1 5.4 8.6 9.8 3.4 27.1 4.5 2.5 6.0 4.3 12.7 2.7 4.0 7.7 6.3 3.5 5.7
6.0 5.0 6.5 6.2 7.2 4.3 5.9 5.1 8.6 9.8 3.4 26.7 4.5 2.4 5.9 4.3 12.7 2.7 3.7 7.6 6.3 3.8 5.5
3.9 5.1 10.2 9.2 7.8 20.0 6.3
4.1 5.1 10.1 9.1 7.7 20.0 6.1
15.1 4.2 4.6
4.3
2016 Apr 6.1 5.0 8.1 9.7 6.0 4.9 6.5 5.8 4.3 5.6 8.6 9.8 3.5
2.4 5.5 4.3 12.4 2.6 3.7 7.6 6.3 3.9 5.6
5.0 10.3 8.9 7.7 19.7 6.2
4.4
6.2 5.6 8.4 9.7
2016 Q4 6.1 5.5 8.1 9.4
5.7 6.5 8.1 7.7 6.1 3.4 5.8 7.4 9.0 10.3 4.4 19.9 5.1 2.9 9.1 4.7 10.9 3.3 3.8 10.9 6.0 3.8 5.6 4.8 5.4 6.1 11.1 8.8 7.5 18.1 7.3 4.4 9.6 5.0 4.9
5.7 6.2 7.6 7.4 6.2 3.2 5.9 7.0 8.9 10.1 4.4 19.7 4.5 2.8 7.8 4.3 10.9 3.3 3.5 11.0 5.9 3.6 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.6 10.4 8.4 7.7 17.3 7.2 4.1 10.2 4.8 4.9
Men 2017 Q1 Feb 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 9.1 9.1 5.7 6.3 7.4 7.2 6.3 2.5 5.9 5.6 9.1 9.4 4.3 19.4 4.1 2.7 7.4 4.2 10.7 3.0 3.8 10.1 5.7 3.3 4.8 4.2 4.7 5.0 9.6 8.0 7.7 16.7 7.0
4.7
2017 Mar 5.8 5.2 7.7 9.0
Apr 5.7 5.0 7.5 8.9
5.8 6.3 7.5 7.1 6.3 2.5 6.1 5.5 9.1 9.4 4.3 19.4 4.1 2.7 7.4 4.3 10.6 3.0 4.0 10.1 5.7 3.4 4.9
5.7 6.3 7.3 7.2 6.3 2.3 5.9 5.7 9.2 9.2 4.3 19.1 4.1 2.6 7.3 4.2 10.7 2.8 3.7 9.5 5.7 3.3 4.8
5.4 6.1 7.1 7.0
2.5 7.2 4.4 10.2 2.9 4.2 8.9 5.6 3.3 4.6
4.7 4.9 9.6 8.0 7.7 16.7 7.3
4.8 4.8 9.5 7.8 7.5 16.5 6.6
4.7 9.3 7.7 7.3 16.2 7.2
10.1 4.6 4.8
4.6
4.4
2.3 5.7 9.2 9.2 4.3
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.
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OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates News Release: April 2017 Table 3: Unemployment Rates by Age, s.a. Percentage of corresponding active population
2016 OECD - Total Major Seven European Union Euro area
13.0 11.8 18.7 20.9
2016 Q4 12.7 11.5 18.0 20.3
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Latvia Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland (1) Turkey United Kingdom United States
12.7 11.2 20.1 13.1 15.7 10.5 12.0 13.5 20.0 24.6 7.0 47.4 12.9 6.5 17.2 8.6 37.8 5.2 10.7 17.2 19.2 7.7 10.8 13.2 10.9 17.7 28.2 22.2 15.3 44.5 18.8 8.4 19.6 13.0 10.4
13.2 10.5 19.0 12.8 15.0 10.4 12.7 12.7 20.2 23.5 6.8 45.8 11.7 6.4 16.0 7.9 38.6 4.8 9.9 17.0 19.0 7.3 10.3 13.7 10.6 15.9 26.8 20.4 14.5 42.8 18.4 7.5 21.3 12.4 10.2
Youth (15-24) 2017 2017 Q1 Feb Mar 12.2 12.3 12.0 10.9 11.0 10.6 17.1 17.1 16.9 19.3 19.3 19.0 12.9 10.4 18.0 12.8 16.1 8.9 11.9 13.8 20.2 22.5 6.8 47.1 10.6 6.3 13.7 6.7 35.3 4.4 10.1 17.4 18.6 6.8 9.7 12.4 10.2 14.3 24.2 19.0 13.7 40.8 17.8
9.7
13.1 10.5 18.0 12.4 16.1 9.1 12.0 14.3 20.2 22.4 6.8 47.1 10.4 6.4 13.7 6.8 34.8 4.3 10.9 17.6 18.7 6.5 9.7
13.2 10.3 18.0 12.8 16.1 9.1 11.5 14.7 20.2 22.2 6.8 46.6 10.4 6.2 12.9 6.7 34.0 4.4 10.6 16.0 18.5 6.9 9.6
10.1 14.2 24.3 19.0 13.7 40.8 18.3
10.8 14.1 22.9 18.6 13.7 40.4 17.1
22.1 11.9 9.9
9.1
Apr 12.1 10.6 16.7 18.7 12.8 10.5 11.7 9.1 11.1 20.2 21.7 6.8
6.1 12.0 7.1 34.0 5.0 11.2 14.4 18.5 7.1 9.5
13.9 23.7 18.2 39.3 16.8
9.4
Prime-age and Older Workers (25+) 2016 2016 2017 2017 Q4 Q1 Feb Mar Apr 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 4.3 5.3 6.9 6.0 5.3 3.5 5.1 6.2 7.3 8.6 3.8 22.2 4.5 2.3 7.0 4.1 10.0 2.9 3.2 9.0 5.2 3.1 5.1 3.6 3.8 5.2 9.9 8.6 7.5 17.9 5.3 4.1 9.2 3.6 4.0
4.2 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.5 3.2 5.1 6.0 7.2 8.6 3.6 22.0 4.0 2.1 6.2 4.0 10.0 2.9 3.2 8.9 5.1 2.9 4.6 3.6 3.7 4.8 9.1 8.0 7.5 17.0 5.3 3.9 9.9 3.5 3.9
4.4 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.5 2.9 4.9 4.7 7.3 8.3 3.6 21.4 3.8 1.8 6.1 3.7
4.4 5.1 6.1 5.6 5.5 2.9 5.0 4.6 7.3 8.3 3.6 21.4 3.8 1.8 6.1 3.7
4.4 5.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 2.8 4.8 4.5 7.4 8.2 3.6 21.1 3.8 1.8 6.0 3.6
4.3 4.8 6.0 5.6
2.7 3.3 8.3 5.0 2.8 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.2 8.8 7.7 7.3 16.7 5.2
2.7 3.5 8.3 5.0 2.8 4.5
2.6 3.2 8.0 5.0 2.7 4.3
2.6 3.4 7.8 4.9 2.8 4.2
3.5 4.2 8.8 7.7 7.4 16.7 5.2
3.5 4.1 8.8 7.6 7.1 16.6 5.0
4.1 8.7 7.4 7.1 16.4 5.3
3.9
9.7 3.3 3.9
3.8
3.6
2.8 4.7 7.4 8.3 3.6
1.7 5.9 3.6
Note: (1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data.
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OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates News Release: April 2017 Table 4: Unemployment Levels, s.a. Thousands of persons 2015
2016
OECD - Total Major Seven European Union Euro area
41,596 21,630 22,879 17,451
39,299 20,540 20,908 16,227
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Latvia Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland (1) Turkey United Kingdom United States
759 252 422 1,331 532 268 181 42 252 3,054 1,950 1,197 308 8 204 202 3,033 2,219 976 98 18 2,306 614 134 121 1,304 648 314 90 5,056 387 219 3,054 1,747 8,296
725 270 390 1,361 563 212 187 47 237 2,970 1,771 1,131 234 6 173 188 3,009 2,080 1,012 95 18 2,085 539 133 132 1,063 572 266 80 4,481 366 227 3,330 1,598 7,751
2016 Q3 Q4 39,319 38,551 20,523 20,188 20,698 20,162 16,082 15,746 720 276 387 1,357 570 213 193 51 235 2,940 1,774 1,122 227 6 172 186 2,993 2,043 1,035 97 17 2,042 524 129 136 1,051 557 262 77 4,419 367 237 3,489 1,579 7,835
725 258 360 1,344 571 195 190 46 236 2,935 1,709 1,117 208 6 155 175 3,052 2,037 989 93 17 1,974 494 138 128 968 534 248 80 4,238 365 214 3,643 1,552 7,559
2017 Q1 37,656 19,668 19,533 15,373 741 257 352 1,308 583 177 179 39 239 2,827 1,686 1,087 198 5 149 169 3,005 1,907 1,037 88 17 1,887 472 132 120 872 510 237 78 4,134 356
7,455
Jan 38,080 20,035 19,731 15,514
2017 Feb Mar 37,719 37,173 19,662 19,307 19,495 19,374 15,331 15,273
Apr 36,870 19,015 19,121 15,040
725 255 353 1,324 582 181 181 40 237 2,859 1,685 1,104 199 5 151 170 3,062 1,980 982 92 17 1,911 480
747 259 353 1,286 583 176 181 38 239 2,820 1,686 1,088 197 5 150 169 2,966 1,900 1,108 87 17 1,868 473
751 257 349 1,314 587 173 175 38 241 2,802 1,687 1,068 199 5 146 169 2,986 1,840 1,023 84 17 1,883 463
732 249 345 1,265
117 900 518 241 80 4,156 363
120 869 508 237 78 4,137 364
124 847 504 233 76 4,108 341
832 504 230 76 4,032 360
3,659 1,490 7,635
3,660 1,476 7,528
7,202
7,056
172 168 242 2,793 1,685
5 141 173 2,880 1,860 1,098 80 17 1,921 456
Note: (1) Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from January 2014 onwards are not comparable with previous data.
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