U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 16 Countries, 1970-2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1. Charts

Chart 1. Unemployment rates, 2005-2011
Chart 2. Unemployment rates by sex, 2011
Chart 3. Unemployment rates for teenagers, persons ages 20-24, and adults, 2011
Chart 4. Employment-population ratios by sex, 2011
Chart 5. Employment shares by sector, 1980 and 2011
Chart 6. Labor force participation rates and inactivity rates, 2011
Chart 7. Working-age population, 2011

Section 2. Tables

Table 1. Unemployment rates
Table 2. Unemployment rates by sex
Table 3. Unemployment rates for teenagers and persons ages 20-24
Table 4. Unemployment rates for youth and adults
Table 5. Employment-population ratios
Table 6. Employment-population ratios by sex
Table 7. Employment shares by sector
Table 8. Labor force participation rates
Table 9. Labor force participation rates by sex
Table 10. Inactivity rates
Table 11. Inactivity rates by sex
Table 12. Working-age population

Appendix A. Definitions and Background

Appendix B. Country Notes

Last Modified Date: June 7, 2012