CHART 2.11 |
Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates, 2004
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- Unemployment rates were higher for youth than for adults. The ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates
was highest in the U.K., Korea, Italy, and Norway.
- There were relatively small differences in the unemployment rates for youth versus adults in Denmark and Germany.
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NOTE: Youth are defined as persons under age 25 and over age 14 or 15.
Adults are defined as persons ages 25 and over.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.
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