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CHART 2.9

Unemployment rates, 2004

  • Half of the European countries had much higher unemployment rates than the U.S., while some of the smaller European countries – Ireland and Norway – had unemployment rates well below the U.S. rate.

  • All but one of the Asian countries had lower unemployment rates than the U.S.

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Chart of unemployment rates, 2004

NOTE: The rate for Mexico is understated in relation to U.S. concepts.

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

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