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November 6, 2008    DOL Home > OASP > Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons > Chart 2.12


CHART 2.12

Persons unemployed one year or longer, 2004
as a percent of total unemployment

  • Long-duration unemployment was least prevalent in Mexico and Korea.
  • The EU-15 countries combined had a relatively high percentage of persons unemployed one year or longer. About half of the unemployed were without work for at least one year in Germany and Italy.

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Chart of persons unemployed one year or longer, 2004 as a percent of total unemployment

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.


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