| Employment/Population Ratio | Labour Force Participation Rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Austria | 66 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Belgium | 55 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 63 |
| Denmark | 77 | 75 | 75 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Finland | 74 | 61 | 62 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
| France | 60 | 59 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 68 |
| Germany | 65 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 70 |
| Greece | 57 | 56 | .. | 61 | 62 | .. |
| Ireland | 54 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
| Italy | 55 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 58 | 59 |
| Luxembourg | 60 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 71 |
| Portugal | 71 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 73 |
| Spain | 51 | 47 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Sweden | 84 | 74 | 73 | 86 | 80 | 79 |
| UK | 74 | 71 | 71 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Source: | Employment Outlook 1997 | |||||
| Employed Part Time, % Of Employed | Self Employed, % Of Employed | Standardised Unemployment Rates, % Of Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Austria | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Belgium | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Denmark | 23 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Finland | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
| France | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Germany | 15 | 16 | .. | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Greece | 4 | 5 | .. | 34 | .. | 10* | 10* |
| Ireland | 8 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Italy | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Portugal | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Spain | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 22 |
| Sweden | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| UK | 21 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Source: | Employment Outlook 1997 Employment in Europe 1996 by European Comission | ||||||
| * Standardized figures not available | |||||||
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| Unemployment Rates, c.May 1998, % Of Population | |
|---|---|
| Austria | 4.5% |
| Belgium | 8.9% |
| Denmark | 4.7% (1) |
| Finland | 12.7% |
| France | 11.9% |
| Germany | 9.8% |
| Greece | 9.7% (3) |
| Ireland | 9.2% |
| Italy | 12% (2) |
| Luxembourg | 2.2% |
| Netherlands | 4.2% (1) |
| Portugal | 6.6% |
| Spain | 18.8% |
| Sweden | 8.9% |
| UK | 6.5% (1) |
| EU average | 10.2% |
| Source: | OECD/Eurostat. These figures are based on the standardised ILO definition of unemployment and may differ from the figures reported locally within each country by national authorities, since each authority may use a different basis for reporting. |
| Notes: | (1) at April 1998 (2) at January 1998 (3) at June 1996 |
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