Annual average (a) (b)

2009 (a)

2010

Country

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Australia

4.8

4.4

4.2

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.3

Canada

6.3

6.0

6.2

8.3

8.6

8.5

France

9.3

8.3

7.9

9.4

9.9

10.0

Germany

9.8

8.4

7.3

7.5

Italy

6.8

6.2

6.8

7.8

8.2

8.3

8.5

Japan

4.1

3.9

4.0

5.1

5.2

5.1

New Zealand (c)

3.8

3.6

4.2

United Kingdom

5.4

5.3

5.6

7.8

United States

4.6

5.8

9.3

10.1

10.0

OECD average

6.2

5.7

6.1

8.3

8.8

G7 average

5.8

5.4

5.9

8.0

8.5

Euro-zone average

7.9

7.4

8.2

10.0

9.9

10.0

(a) Unemployment as a percentage of labour force.

(b) Years shown are calendar years.

Note: Unemployment rates shown above have been adjusted as necessary by the OECD

to conform to international definitions and to ensure consistency over time.

Sources: Datastream

ABS, Labour force, Cat. no. 6202.0

Update

Late March 2010