Friday, October 06, 2006
[IWS] OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate remained at 6.1% in August 2006 [6 October 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate remained at 6.1% in August 2006 [6 October 2006]
http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,2340,en_2649_34487_37495143_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/44/37495097.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) remained at 6.1% in August 2006, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
In the Euro area, the standardised unemployment rate was 7.9% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier. The United States' standardised unemployment rate for August 2006 was 4.7%, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.2 percentage point lower than a year earlier. For Japan, the rate was 4.2% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.1 percentage point lower than in August 2005.
In August 2006, the standardised unemployment rate in France was 8.8%, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 1.0 percentage point lower than a year earlier. In Germany, the rate rose to 8.5% in August 2006, 0.3 percentage point higher than the previous month but 1.0 percentage point lower than in August 2005. In Canada, the standardised unemployment rate was 6.5% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier. In June 2006, the rate in the United Kingdom remained at 5.4%, 0.8 percentage point higher than a year earlier. In March 2006, the standardised unemployment rate in Italy remained at 7.4%, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
The standardised unemployment rates for the other OECD countries are available at
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/13/36884449.pdf
Includes TABLES and CHARTS....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate remained at 6.1% in August 2006 [6 October 2006]
http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,2340,en_2649_34487_37495143_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/44/37495097.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) remained at 6.1% in August 2006, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
In the Euro area, the standardised unemployment rate was 7.9% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier. The United States' standardised unemployment rate for August 2006 was 4.7%, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.2 percentage point lower than a year earlier. For Japan, the rate was 4.2% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.1 percentage point lower than in August 2005.
In August 2006, the standardised unemployment rate in France was 8.8%, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 1.0 percentage point lower than a year earlier. In Germany, the rate rose to 8.5% in August 2006, 0.3 percentage point higher than the previous month but 1.0 percentage point lower than in August 2005. In Canada, the standardised unemployment rate was 6.5% in August 2006, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier. In June 2006, the rate in the United Kingdom remained at 5.4%, 0.8 percentage point higher than a year earlier. In March 2006, the standardised unemployment rate in Italy remained at 7.4%, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
The standardised unemployment rates for the other OECD countries are available at
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/13/36884449.pdf
Includes TABLES and CHARTS....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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