Table A5 Alternative estimates of labour utilisation in the euro area countries Indicator
Country
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Unemployment rate (ILO definition)
euro area BE DE EE IE GR ES FR IT CY LU NL AT PT SI SK FI
9.07 7.36 10.61 10.01 4.49 10.21 11.08 9.18 7.89 4.33 5.11 4.65 5.27 6.35 6.01 18.60 10.36
8.88 8.44 10.97 7.91 4.24 9.85 9.16 8.85 7.72 5.30 4.49 4.72 5.15 7.62 6.51 16.26 9.60
8.31 8.25 9.84 5.90 4.79 8.89 8.51 9.45 6.79 4.54 4.75 4.50 4.74 7.66 5.95 13.37 8.94
7.42 7.46 8.61 4.66 4.56 8.28 8.26 8.11 6.09 3.92 4.07 3.59 4.40 7.98 4.82 11.14 6.85
7.42 6.98 7.44 5.52 5.25 7.65 11.34 7.67 6.74 3.65 5.06 3.04 3.82 7.59 4.37 9.51 6.37
9.35 7.91 7.72 13.76 11.74 9.46 18.01 9.49 7.79 5.30 5.19 3.83 4.77 9.47 5.86 12.03 8.25
10.00 8.29 7.10 16.88 13.50 12.53 20.06 9.31 8.42 6.18 4.42 4.45 4.39 10.80 7.24 14.38 8.39
Unemployment rate – including discouraged workers
euro area BE DE EE IE GR ES FR IT CY LU NL AT PT SI SK FI
9.68 7.82 10.74 12.31 4.49 10.39 11.56 9.27 10.42 4.39 5.12 5.32 5.40 6.35 6.01 18.74 11.42
9.66 8.71 11.16 9.92 4.24 10.01 10.28 8.95 10.72 5.45 4.49 5.48 5.29 7.82 6.98 16.49 10.76
9.06 8.48 9.98 6.88 4.79 9.01 9.54 9.59 9.63 4.82 4.76 5.42 4.88 8.00 6.48 13.77 9.86
8.22 7.70 8.75 5.66 4.56 8.43 8.99 8.22 9.65 4.21 4.07 4.33 4.51 8.29 5.25 11.60 7.55
8.25 7.17 7.61 6.26 5.27 7.85 12.23 7.79 10.31 3.85 5.19 3.69 3.92 7.88 4.72 9.91 6.97
10.28 8.09 7.98 14.83 12.31 9.66 19.22 9.64 11.45 5.55 5.47 4.44 4.85 9.74 6.60 12.40 9.17
11.08 8.46 7.30 17.93 14.10 12.74 21.53 9.40 12.53 6.75 4.61 5.13 4.47 11.09 7.93 14.70 9.44
Unemployment rate – including discouraged workers and slack work due to technical or economic reasons
euro area BE DE EE IE GR ES FR IT CY LU NL AT PT SI SK FI
9.85 8.03 10.82 12.43 4.63 10.43 11.61 9.41 10.84 4.46 5.78 5.46 6.55 6.07 18.78 11.61
9.84 8.96 11.22 10.06 4.32 10.06 10.33 9.09 11.17 5.55 5.94 5.37 8.04 7.06 16.56 11.00
9.21 8.66 10.01 6.97 4.88 9.06 9.58 9.72 10.05 4.99 4.82 5.89 4.98 8.13 6.64 13.84 10.13
8.37 7.84 8.79 5.71 4.69 8.47 9.05 8.37 10.06 4.32 4.11 4.71 4.60 8.42 5.33 11.65 7.74
8.43 7.36 7.69 6.38 5.44 7.90 12.32 7.90 10.77 3.97 4.10 4.01 8.07 4.85 9.98 7.44
10.84 8.64 8.69 15.43 12.69 9.77 19.39 9.94 12.65 5.83 5.67 5.01 5.04 10.05 7.09 12.90 10.12
11.45 8.77 7.53 18.38 14.51 12.89 21.65 9.64 13.54 6.95 4.67 5.79 4.56 11.33 8.34 14.77 9.96
Source: Own calculations based on Eurostat EU-LFS data.
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