[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[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, 1979-2004
[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       7.3      2.1      6.1        2.9     4.4        5.4

1980........................................       7.1       7.3      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  \3\ 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   \3\ 12.0
1985........................................       7.2      10.2      2.6     10.5        7.2     6.0       11.4
1986........................................       7.0       9.2      2.8     10.6        6.6  \3\ 7.       11.4
5
1987........................................       6.2       8.4      2.9     10.8        6.3     7.9       10.9
1988........................................       5.5       7.3      2.5     10.3        6.3     7.9        8.9
1989........................................       5.3       7.1      2.3      9.6        5.7     7.8        7.3

1990........................................   \3\ 5.6       7.7      2.1  \3\ 9.1        5.0     7.0        6.9
1991........................................       6.8       9.8      2.1      9.5    \3\ 5.6  \3\ 6.        8.5
9
1992........................................       7.5      10.6      2.2  \3\ 9.9        6.7     7.3    \3\ 9.7
1993........................................       6.9      10.8      2.5     11.3        8.0  \3\ 10       10.4
.2
1994........................................   \3\ 6.1       9.5      2.9     11.8        8.5    11.2        9.7
1995........................................       5.6       8.6      3.2     11.3        8.2    11.8        8.7
1996........................................       5.4       8.8      3.4     11.9        9.0    11.7        8.1
1997........................................       4.9       8.4      3.4     11.8        9.9    11.9        7.0
1998........................................       4.5       7.7      4.1     11.3        9.3    12.0        6.3
1999........................................       4.2       7.0      4.7     10.6    \3\ 8.5    11.5        6.0

2000........................................       4.0       6.1      4.8      9.1        7.8    10.7        5.5
2001........................................       4.7       6.4      5.1      8.4        7.9     9.6        5.1
2002........................................       5.8       7.0      5.4      8.7        8.7     9.1        5.2
2003........................................       6.0       6.9      5.3      9.3        9.7     8.8        5.0
2004........................................       5.5  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........

2003: I.....................................       5.8       6.7      5.4      9.0        9.6     9.0        5.1
II....................................       6.1       6.9      5.4      9.2        9.8     8.8        5.0
III...................................       6.1       7.2      5.2      9.4        9.8     8.7        5.0
IV....................................       5.9       6.8      5.1      9.4        9.7     8.6        4.9

2004: I.....................................       5.6       6.7      5.0      9.4        9.7     8.6        4.8
II....................................       5.6       6.6      4.7      9.4        9.8  ......        4.8
III...................................       5.5       6.4      4.8      9.4       10.0  ......        4.7
IV....................................       5.4  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........
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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     44.5       42.0    38.6       31.8

1980........................................      55.6      49.1     32.8     51.6       46.1    43.8       42.2
1981........................................      61.1      54.2     36.0     46.6       39.3    39.1       42.8
1982........................................      67.0      59.7     33.5     45.5       38.8    38.4       40.8
1983........................................      68.8      64.0     36.1     43.4       38.6    39.4       38.1
1984........................................      71.2      64.4     37.1     41.1       36.3    39.1       36.4
1985........................................      75.1      63.6     38.5     43.3       37.2    40.7       38.8
1986........................................      78.5      63.4     57.1     58.4       52.4    54.4       47.9
1987........................................      80.7      68.1     68.2     69.7       66.0    66.0       59.7
1988........................................      84.0      76.1     78.4     72.7       70.4    70.6       69.3
1989........................................      86.6      84.3     77.4     71.3       69.1    72.7       68.4

1990........................................      90.8      91.5     79.2     88.3       86.4    90.1       83.7
1991........................................      95.6     100.1     90.9     90.3       86.1    93.5       93.9
1992........................................     100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0      100.0   100.0      100.0
1993........................................     102.7      95.5    117.2     96.3      100.4    82.8       88.9
1994........................................     105.6      91.7    129.9    101.7      107.6    81.7       93.1
1995........................................     107.9      93.3    146.1    117.2      128.3    84.2       97.2
1996........................................     109.4      94.8    127.2    116.1      128.0    95.0       98.4
1997........................................     111.5      95.3    117.9    101.3      113.2    88.9      107.3
1998........................................     117.4      91.0    111.7    101.1      113.3    86.7      115.4
1999........................................     122.0      94.2    128.0    100.2      111.1    84.2      118.9

2000........................................     133.2      97.3    133.7     91.5      101.3    75.1      118.0
2001........................................     136.3      96.5    119.5     92.7      101.5    75.5      117.6
2002........................................     145.4      97.6    124.3    103.2      109.9    81.7      129.5
2003........................................     157.8     113.3    135.3    127.0      134.5   100.8     148.3
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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 Japan, France, Germany, and
Italy 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 France (1982, 1990 and 1992), Germany (1983, 1991 and 1999), Italy (1986,
1991 and 1993), United Kingdom (1984 and 1992), and United States (1990 and 1994). 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 U.S. Department of Labor Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries: 1959-
2003, June 2004.
\4\ Hourly compensation in manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis; data relate to all employed persons (employees and
self-employed workers).
For details on manufacturing hourly compensation see U.S. Department of Labor International Comparisons of
Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2003, September 30, 2004.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.