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World Labour Report 1997-98
Industrial relations, democracy and social stability

Table 8. Employment and unemployment

  Total employment (thousands) Unemployment as a percentage of the labour force
  1995 1980 1995
       
Africa      
Algeria 4 465 . .
Egypt . 5.2 .
South Africa . . 4.5
       
Americas      
Argentina 4 157a 2.3 18.8
Barbados 110b . .
Belize 63 . .
Bolivia 1 257b,c . 3.6
Canada . . 9.5
Chile 5 026b 10.4 4.7
Costa Rica . 5.9 5.2
El Salvador 1 973 12.9 7.7
Honduras 1 806c . 3.2
Jamaica . 27.3 .
Mexico 33 881 . 4.7
Panama 868 . 13.7
Paraguay . 4.1 .
Peru 2 901d . 7.1
Trinidad and Tobago 432 10.0 17.2
United States 124 900b 7.0 5.6
Uruguay 1 206c . 10.2
Venezuela 7 670b 5.9 10.3
       
Asia      
Australia 8 235b 6.1 8.5
China . 4.9 .
Fiji . . 5.4
Hong Kong (before 1.7.97) 2 971b . 3.2
Japan . 2.0 3.2
Korea, Rep. of 20 377b . 2.0
Malaysia 7 645b . 2.8
New Zealand 1 633b . 6.3
Pakistan . 3.6 .
Philippines 25 698b 4.8 8.4
Singapore 1 701 . 2.7
Sri Lanka 5 316 . 12.5
Thailand . 0.8 .
       
Europe      
Albania . 5.6 .
Belarus . . 2.7
Belgium . . 9.3
Bulgaria 3 311 . 11.1
Cyprus 285b . .
Czech Rep. 5 102 . 2.9
Denmark 2 607 . 7.0
Finland . 4.7 17.4
France 22 296 6.4 11.6
Germany 36 048 . 12.9
Greece 3 824 . 10.0
Hungary 3 679 . 10.3
Iceland 142b . 4.9
Ireland 1 268 . 12.2
Israel . 4.8 6.9
Italy 19 942 7.6 .
Kyrgyzstan 1 641 . .
Latvia 1 189 . 6.6
Lithuania . . 7.3
Macedonia, FYR of . . 35.6
Moldova, Rep. of 1 673b . 1.0
Netherlands 6 835 . 7.1
Norway 2 079 1.7 4.9
Poland 14 771 . 13.1
Portugal . 7.8 .
Romania 11 152 . 8.0
Russian Fed. 67 100 . 8.3
Slovakia 2 147b . 13.1
Slovenia 882 . 7.4
Spain 12 041 11.4 22.9
Sweden 3 986 2.0 7.7
Switzerland 3 733b . 3.3
Turkey 21 378b . 6.6
United Kingdom . . 8.5
Uzbekistan 8 158 . 0.4
a Gran Buenos Aires. b Civilian labour force employed. c Urban areas. d Lima.


Updated by MB. Approved by PD. Last Updated 1 Nov 2002.