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Employment and earnings, unemployment
Emploi et gains, chômage
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Unemployment
Number (thousands) and as percentage of labour force
Chômage
Nombre (en milliers) et en pourcentage de la population active
Country or area 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Apr-avril May-mai June-juin July-juil Aug-août Sept-sept Oct-oct
Albania 1
Labour force survey 166.0 159.0 155.0 150.3 144.5 140.6 ♦ 140.0 ♦ 140.1
Labour force survey % 15.2 14.8 14.3 13.9 13.4 12.8 ♦ 12.7 ♦ 12.6
Argentina 2
Labour force survey ... ... ... ... ... 883.0 ♦ 898.0 ♦ 871.0
Labour force survey % 17.3 13.6 11.6 10.2 8.5 7.9 ♦ 8.0 ♦ 7.8
Australia 1
Labour force survey 610.9 567.0 536.7 524.1 478.3 473.6 484.7 477.0 461.6 436.9 431.0 485.1 459.4
Labour force survey % 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.1
Austria 1
Labour force survey 165.3 194.8 207.8 195.6 185.6 162.3 ♦ 145.8 ♦ 159.3
Labour force survey % 4.2 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.8 ♦ 3.4 ♦ 3.7
Employment office records 239.6 243.9 252.7 239.2 222.2 212.3 205.1 184.8 172.7 178.7 183.9 183.3 202.8
Employment office records % 7.0 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.6
Belarus
Employment office records ... ... ... 63.5 48.6 43.8 48.0 46.0 43.8 42.5 42.3 41.1 39.2
Employment office records % ... ... ... 1.4 ... 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Belgium
Labour force survey 3 363.4 379.0 390.3 383.2 353.0 333.4 ♦ 297.9 ♦ 373.4
Labour force survey % 3 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.3 7.4 # 7.0 ♦ 6.3 ♦ 7.7
Employment office records 538.1 576.6 596.4 588.3 532.5 504.9 490.2 469.4 477.6 528.4 533.6 517.9 506.2
Employment office records % 12.3 12.8 12.8 12.4 11.2 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
Employment office records ... ... ... ... 526.2 493.4 499.9 494.0 489.7 488.4 484.8 480.3 477.6
Brazil 5
Labour force survey 2608.0 2472.6 2138.7 2213.1 2099.8 1812.6 1947.8 1802.0 1806.9 1867.0 1751.7 1776.7 1743.2
Labour force survey % 12.3 11.5 9.8 10.0 9.3 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.8 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.5
Bulgaria 6
Labour force survey 448.7 399.7 334.2 305.7 240.2 199.1 ♦ 207.2 ♦ 184.4
Labour force survey % 13.7 12.0 10.1 9.0 6.9 5.7 ♦ 5.8 ♦ 5.2
Canada 1
Labour force survey 1286.2 1235.3 1172.8 1108.4 1079.4 1119.3 1135.4 1144.2 1044.4 1170.1 1210.7 1045.9 1032.7
Labour force survey % 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.6 6.3 6.5 5.7 5.6
Chile 1, 7
Labour force survey 515.0 546.0 627.4 531.8 494.3 562.4 571.1 603.0 601.9 589.6 556.3 541.5 542.8
Labour force survey % 8.5 8.8 9.2 7.8 7.1 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.5
China, Hong Kong SAR 1, 7
Labour force survey 275.1 239.4 197.3 171.2 145.8 129.2 122.1 121.5 124.6 129.1 134.0 131.8 136.4
Labour force survey % 7.9 6.8 5.6 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7
China, Macao SAR 8
Labour force survey 12.9 11.1 10.2 10.4 9.5 10.1 ♦ 9.1 ♦ 10.5
Labour force survey % 6.0 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 ♦ 2.8 ♦ 3.1
Colombia 7, 9
Labour force survey 2736.8 2578.3 2278.3 2308.6 2147.8 2219.3 2204.3 2173.6 2228.7 2241.6 2245.7 2118.2 2089.7
Labour force survey % 14.1 13.4 11.8 12.1 11.1 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.4 10.8 10.6
Croatia
Labour force survey 1 256.0 249.5 229.0 198.6 170.8 149.2 ♦ 140.0 ♦ 126.0
Labour force survey % 1 14.3 13.8 12.7 11.2 9.6 8.4 ♦ 7.9 ♦ 7.0
Employment office records 329.8 309.9 308.7 291.6 264.5 236.7 245.2 232.8 222.3 219.7 219.3 222.2 228.5
Employment office records % ... ... 17.9 17.0 15.1 13.4 13.9 13.2 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.9
Cyprus
Labour force survey 1 ... 16.7 19.5 17.0 15.4 14.5 ♦ 12.4 ♦ 14.1
Labour force survey % 1 ... 4.7 5.3 4.6 3.9 3.7 ♦ 3.1 ♦ 3.6
Employment office records 8 12.0 12.7 13.2 12.8 12.0 11.5 10.5 9.3 10.5 11.9 10.8 10.3 10.0
Czech Republic
Labour force survey 1 399.2 425.9 410.2 371.7 276.6 229.8 ♦ 220.1 ♦ 223.9
Labour force survey % 1 7.8 8.3 7.9 7.2 5.3 4.4 ♦ 4.2 ♦ 4.3
Employment office records 522.7 524.9 513.0 472.2 388.9 324.5 316.1 302.5 297.9 310.1 312.3 314.6 311.7
Employment office records % 9.9 9.9 8.9 8.0 6.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2
October 2009 - octobre 2009 70