[Economic Report of the President (2002)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-109.--Civilian unemployment rate, and hourly compensation, major industrial countries, 1979-2001
[Quarterly data seasonally adjusted]
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United                                 Ger-              United
Year or quarter                States     Canada    Japan    France   many \1\   Italy   Kingdom
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Civilian unemployment rate (Percent) \2\

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1979........................................       5.8       7.2      2.1      6.1        2.9     4.4        5.4

1980........................................       7.1       7.2      2.0      6.5        2.8     4.4        7.0
1981........................................       7.6       7.3      2.2      7.6        4.0     4.9       10.5
1982........................................       9.7      10.6      2.4      8.3        5.6     5.4       11.3
1983........................................       9.6      11.5      2.7      8.6    \3\ 6.9     5.9       11.8
1984........................................       7.5      10.9      2.8     10.0        7.1     5.9       11.7
1985........................................       7.2      10.2      2.6     10.5        7.2     6.0       11.2
1986........................................       7.0       9.2      2.8     10.6        6.6  \3\ 7.       11.2
5
1987........................................       6.2       8.4      2.9     10.8        6.3     7.9       10.3
1988........................................       5.5       7.3      2.5     10.3        6.3     7.9        8.6
1989........................................       5.3       7.0      2.3      9.6        5.7     7.8        7.2

1990........................................   \3\ 5.6   \3\ 7.7      2.1      9.1        5.0     7.0        6.9
1991........................................       6.8       9.8      2.1      9.6    \3\ 5.6  \3\ 6.        8.8
9
1992........................................       7.5      10.6      2.2  \3\ 10.        6.7     7.3       10.1
4
1993........................................       6.9      10.8      2.5     11.8        8.0  \3\ 10       10.5
.2
1994........................................   \3\ 6.1       9.5      2.9     12.3        8.5    11.2        9.7
1995........................................       5.6       8.6      3.2     11.8        8.2    11.8        8.7
1996........................................       5.4       8.8      3.4     12.5        9.0    11.7        8.2
1997........................................       4.9       8.4      3.4     12.4        9.9    11.9        7.0
1998........................................       4.5       7.7      4.1     11.9        9.3    12.0        6.3
1999........................................       4.2       7.0      4.7     11.2        8.6    11.5       6.1

2000........................................       4.0       6.1      4.8      9.4        8.1   5.5
2001........................................       4.8  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........

2000: I.....................................       4.0       6.1      4.8      9.9        8.3    11.2        5.8
II....................................       4.0       6.1      4.7      9.4        8.1    10.9        5.5
III...................................       4.1       6.1      4.7      9.3        8.0    10.5        5.4
IV....................................       4.0       6.1      4.8      9.0        7.8    10.1        5.3

2001: I.....................................       4.2       6.2      4.8      8.6        7.9    10.0        5.1
II....................................       4.5       6.3      4.9      8.5        8.0     9.7        5.0
III...................................       4.8       6.4      5.1      8.7        8.0     9.5        5.1
IV....................................       5.6  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........
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Manufacturing hourly compensation in U.S. dollars (Index,
1992=100)\4\

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1979........................................      49.6      44.0     32.0     44.0       42.0    36.1       32.2

1980........................................      55.6      49.1     32.7     51.1       46.1    41.1       42.5
1981........................................      61.1      54.2     36.0     46.0       39.3    37.3       43.0
1982........................................      67.0      59.7     33.4     45.1       38.8    36.8       40.9
1983........................................      68.8      64.0     36.0     43.0       38.6    38.2       38.0
1984........................................      71.2      64.4     37.1     40.7       36.3    38.0       36.2
1985........................................      75.1      63.6     38.5     42.9       37.2    39.2       38.4
1986........................................      78.5      63.5     57.2     57.9       52.4    52.3       47.3
1987........................................      80.7      68.1     68.2     69.2       66.0    63.5       59.0
1988........................................      84.0      76.2     78.2     72.5       70.4    65.5       68.6
1989........................................      86.6      84.3     77.1     71.4       69.1    68.2       67.7

1990........................................      90.8      91.5     79.1     88.0       86.4    86.8       82.5
1991........................................      95.6     100.1     90.8     90.2       86.7    93.0       92.0
1992........................................     100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0      100.0   100.0      100.0
1993........................................     102.7      95.5    117.3     96.2      100.4    84.2       88.9
1994........................................     105.6      91.7    130.1    100.8      107.8    82.4       92.9
1995........................................     107.9      93.3    146.2    115.1      128.9    85.2       96.4
1996........................................     109.4      94.8    127.2    114.1      128.5    96.0       96.3
1997........................................     111.4      95.3    118.3    102.5      113.7    90.3      104.7
1998........................................     117.4      90.9    112.0    103.8      113.1    87.5      111.5
1999........................................     122.1      92.0    128.8    102.0      110.3    86.4      114.0

2000........................................     130.7      95.2    135.9     93.0       99.0    77.1      110.7
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\1\ Prior to 1991 data are for West Germany only.
\2\ Civilian unemployment rates, approximating U.S. concepts. Quarterly data for France and Germany should be
viewed as less precise indicators of unemployment under U.S. concepts than the annual data.
\3\ There are breaks in the series for Canada (1990), Germany (1983 and 1991), France (1992), Italy (1986, 1991,
and 1993), and United States (1990 and 1994). Also, for Italy, data reflect new estimation procedures and
updated population data introduced in July 1999. For details on break in series in 1990 and 1994 for United
States, see footnote 5, Table B-35. For details on break in series for other countries, see Comparative
Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March
2001.
\4\ Hourly compensation in manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis. Data relate to all employed persons (wage and
salary earners and the self- employed) in the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, and United
Kingdom, and to all employees (wage and salary earners) in Italy. For Canada, France and United Kingdom,
compensation adjusted to include changes in employment taxes that are not compensation to employees, but are
labor costs to employers.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.