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TABLE I
Unemployment Rates, Civilian Labor Force Basis, Approximating U.S. Concepts,
Seasonally Adjusted, 1975-1997
|
|
US |
Japan |
Germany |
France |
Italy |
UK |
Canada |
|
1975 |
8.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
|
1976 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
|
1977 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
|
1978 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
|
1979 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
|
1980 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
|
1981 |
7.6 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
7.6 |
4.9 |
10.5 |
7.6 |
|
1982 |
9.7 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
|
1983 |
9.6 |
2.7 |
6.9* |
8.6 |
5.9 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
|
1984 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
10.0 |
5.9 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
|
1985 |
7.2 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
6.0 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
|
1986 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
10.6 |
7.5* |
11.2 |
9.6 |
|
1987 |
6.2 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
10.8 |
7.9 |
10.3 |
8.9 |
|
1988 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
10.3 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
|
1989 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
9.6 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
|
1990 |
5.6* |
2.1 |
5.0 |
9.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
|
1991 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
4.3 n |
9.6 |
6.9* |
8.9 |
10.4 |
|
1992 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
4.6 n |
10.4* |
7.3 n |
10.1 |
11.3 |
|
1993 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
5.7 n |
11.8 |
10.2* n |
10.5 |
11.2 |
|
1994 |
6.1* |
2.9 |
6.5 n |
12.3 |
11.3 n |
9.6 n |
10.4 |
|
1995 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
6.5 n |
11.7 |
12.0 n |
8.8 n |
9.5 |
|
1996 |
5.4 |
3.4 |
7.2 n |
12.5 n |
12.1 n |
8.3 n |
9.7 |
|
1997 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
I |
5.3 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
12.3 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
*Break in Series. U.S. (1990, 1994), France (1992), Germany (1983), Italy (1986, 1991, 1993). These breaks are reflective of changes in methods of calculations.
Source: Bureaus of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, May 1997.
 
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