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==The definition of unemployment== | ==The definition 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: | ||
* someone aged 15 to 74 (in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway: 16 to 74 years); | * someone aged 15 to 74 (in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway: 16 to 74 years); | ||
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* actively having sought employment at some time during the last four weeks. | * 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. | The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. | ||
===The United States=== | ===The United States=== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 15 August 2010
The definition 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.