Unemployment Rate of Principal Country
  Unemployment Rate
U.S.A. Germany U.K. France
S.A. S.A. S.A. S.A.
Calendar year
2006
07
08
09
10
11
 %
4.6
4.6
5.8
9.3
9.6
8.9
 %
9.8
8.3
7.2
7.4
6.8
5.8
 %
5.5
5.4
5.8
7.8
8.0
8.2
 %
9.2
8.4
7.8
9.5
9.8
9.7
Jun-11
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-12
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
 9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.3
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.2
 6.0
5.9
5.8
r 5.7
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.5
r 5.5
r 5.5
r 5.5
5.4

 8.1
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.5
8.4
8.4
8.3


 9.6
r 9.7
r 9.7
9.7
r 9.8
9.8
9.9
10.0
r 10.0
r 10.0
r 10.0
10.1
Source USA "Labor Force Statistics(Bureau of Labor Statistics)"
DE "ILO Labour Market Statistics(monthly)"
"People in Employment(annual data)"(Federal Statistical Office)
UK "Labour Market Statistics(National Statistics)"
FR "Labour Force Survey(Eurostat)"




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