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CHART 2.11

Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates, 2004

  • Unemployment rates were higher for youth than for adults. The ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates was highest in the U.K., Korea, Italy, and Norway.

  • There were relatively small differences in the unemployment rates for youth versus adults in Denmark and Germany.

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Chart of ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates, 2004

NOTE: Youth are defined as persons under age 25 and over age 14 or 15. Adults are defined as persons ages 25 and over.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.

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