Unemployment, Employment and Real Per Capital GDP
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Advanced Economies: Unemployment Employment and Real Per Capital GDP (Annual Percent Change)
| Ten-Year Averages | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-96 | 1997-2006 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Unemployment rate | ||||||||||||
| Advanced economies | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| United States2 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Euro area | – | 8.9 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Germany | 7.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| France | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Italy | 11.3 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spain | 20.0 | 13.3 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| Japan | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Belgium | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Austria | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Finland | 9.7 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Greece | 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Portugal | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Ireland | 14.5 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Luxemburg | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Japan | 2.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| United Kingdom | 8.5 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Canada | 9.5 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Korea | 2.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Australia | 8.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Taiwan Province of China | 1.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Sweden | 4.7 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| Switzerland | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 1.9 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.9 |
| Denmark | 9.8 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Norway | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Isreal | 8.4 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| Singapore | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| New Zealand | 7.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Cyprus | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Iceland | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Memorandum | ||||||||||||
| Major Advanced economies | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Newly industrialized Asian economies | 2.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Growth in employment | ||||||||||||
| Advanced economies | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| United States | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | – | -0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Euro area | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | – |
| Germany | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| France | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | – | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Italy | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Spain | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Japan | 1.0 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| United Kingdom | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Canada | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Other advanced economies | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Memorandum | ||||||||||||
| Major advanced economies | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Newly industrialized Asian economies | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Annual Percent Change
| Ten-Year Averages | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-96 | 1997-2006 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Growth in real per capital GDP | ||||||||||||
| Advanced economies | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| United States | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Euro Area | – | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Germany | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| France | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | – | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Italy | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Spain | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Japan | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| United Kingdom | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Canada | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Other advanced economies | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Memorandum | ||||||||||||
| Major advanced economies | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Newly industrialized Asian economies | 6.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -3.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
Source: World Development Indicators
1. Compound annual rate of change for employment and per capital GDP, arithmetic average for unemployment rate.
2. The projections for unemployment have been adjusted to reflect the techniques to reflect the survey techniques adopted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in January 1994.
