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October 5, 2008    DOL Home > OASP > Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons > Chart 4.1


CHART 4.1

Public expenditures on labor market programs as a percent of GDP, 2005-06

  • Expenditures on labor market programs were less than 1 percent of GDP in the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
  • The highest relative expenditures were in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany.

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Chart of Public expenditures on labor market programs as a percent of GDP, 2005-06

NOTE: 2005 for the Republic of Korea, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Fiscal year 2005 for the United Kingdom. Fiscal year 2006 for the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.


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