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== | ==Definitions of unemployment== | ||
===Europe=== | ===Europe=== | ||
An unemployed person is defined by Eurostat, according to the guidelines of the International Labour Organization, as: | An unemployed person is defined by Eurostat, according to the guidelines of the International Labour Organization, as: | ||
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The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. | The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. | ||
===The United States=== | ===The United States=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 04:27, 15 August 2010
Definitions of unemployment
Europe
An unemployed person is defined by Eurostat, according to the guidelines of the International Labour Organization, as:
- someone aged 15 to 74 (in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway: 16 to 74 years);
- without work during the reference week;
- available to start work within the next two weeks (or has already found a job to start within the next three months);
- actively having sought employment at some time during the last four weeks.
The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.