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June, 2000, Vol. 123, No. 6

International unemployment rates: how comparable are they?

Constance Sorrentino 
Economist,  Division of Foreign Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Adjusted to U.S. concepts, the Canadian unemployment rate is reduced by 1 percentage point; effects of adjustments on European unemployment rates are smaller.

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