Table :

TABLE 30.1 Unemployment Rates in Europe vs. the United States,
1980-2004

Country

1980-1984

1985-1989

1990-1994

1995-1999

2000-2004

Fraction Unemployed for More Than One Year (2004)

France

 7.3%

 9.3%

 9.6%

 10.8%

 8.4%

41.6%

Germany

 5.9%

 6.4%

 6.7%

 9.8%

 8.8%

51.8%

Italy

 8.8%

11.6%

10.9%

11.8%

 9.3%

49.7%

Spain

15.9%

19.9%

19.6%

20.0%

11.7%

37.7%

United States

 8.3%

 6.2%

 6.6%

 4.9%

 5.2%

12.7%

Source: OECD Statistics and OECD Employment Outlook, 2005.