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November 6, 2008    DOL Home > OASP > Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons > Chart 2.10


CHART 2.10

Youth unemployment rates, 2004

  • Italian teenagers had the highest unemployment rate, followed by their counterparts in Spain and France.
  • Unemployment rates of teenagers were higher than those of 20- to 24-year-olds in all countries except Denmark and Germany.

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Chart of youth unemployment rates, 2004

NOTE: The rates for Mexico are understated in relation to U.S. concepts. Teenagers are defined as persons under age 20 and over age 14 or 15.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.


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