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Constance Sorrentino
Economist, Division of Foreign Labor Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Seven unemployment indicators for 1989 reveal major labor market differences among North America, Europe, and Japan. Sweden and Japan have the largest increases in unemployment when part-time work for economic reasons and discouragement with the labor market are taken into account. This article introduces a set of measures comparable to U-1 through U-7 for eight foreign countries in 1989.
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