[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[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, 1980-2005
[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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1980........................................       7.1       7.3      2.0      6.5        2.8     4.4        6.9
1981........................................       7.6       7.3      2.2      7.6        4.0     4.9        9.7
1982........................................       9.7      10.7      2.4  \3\ 8.3        5.6     5.4       10.8
1983........................................       9.6      11.6      2.7      8.6    \3\ 6.9     5.9       11.5
1984........................................       7.5      10.9      2.8     10.0        7.1     5.9       11.8
1985........................................       7.2      10.2      2.7     10.5        7.2     6.0       11.4
1986........................................       7.0       9.3      2.8     10.6        6.6  \3\ 7.       11.4
5
1987........................................       6.2       8.4      2.9     10.8        6.3     7.9       10.5
1988........................................       5.5       7.4      2.5     10.3        6.3     7.9        8.6
1989........................................       5.3       7.1      2.3      9.6        5.7     7.8        7.3

1990........................................   \3\ 5.6       7.7      2.1  \3\ 8.6        5.0     7.0        7.1
1991........................................       6.8       9.8      2.1      9.1    \3\ 5.6  \3\ 6.        8.9
9
1992........................................       7.5      10.7      2.2     10.0        6.7     7.3       10.0
1993........................................       6.9      10.8      2.5     11.3        8.0  \3\ 9.       10.4
8
1994........................................   \3\ 6.1       9.6      2.9     11.9        8.5    10.7        8.7
1995........................................       5.6       8.7      3.2     11.3        8.2    11.3        8.7
1996........................................       5.4       8.9      3.4     11.8        9.0    11.3        8.1
1997........................................       4.9       8.4      3.4     11.7        9.9    11.4        7.0
1998........................................       4.5       7.7      4.1     11.2        9.3    11.5        6.3
1999........................................       4.2       7.0      4.7     10.5    \3\ 8.5    11.0        6.0

2000........................................       4.0       6.1      4.8      9.1        7.8    10.2        5.5
2001........................................       4.7       6.5      5.1      8.4        7.9     9.2        5.1
2002........................................       5.8       7.0      5.4      9.0        8.6     8.7        5.2
2003........................................       6.0       6.9      5.3      9.6        9.3     8.5        5.0
2004........................................       5.5       6.4      4.8      9.8        9.9     8.1        4.8
2005........................................       5.1  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........

2004: I.....................................       5.7       6.6      4.9      9.8        9.7     8.3        4.8
II....................................       5.6       6.5      4.7      9.8        9.8     8.1        4.8
III...................................       5.5       6.4      4.8      9.8       10.0     8.0        4.7
IV....................................       5.4       6.3      4.6      9.8       10.0     8.0        4.7

2005: I.....................................       5.2       6.2      4.6      9.9       10.0     7.9        4.7
II....................................       5.1       6.0      4.4      9.9        9.9     7.8        4.7
III...................................       5.0       6.0      4.4      9.7        9.4     7.8        4.8
IV....................................       5.0  ........  .......  .......  .........  ......  .........
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Manufacturing hourly compensation in U.S. dollars (Index,
1992=100) \4\

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1980........................................      56.0      49.5     32.8     51.7       46.1    43.8       46.0
1981........................................      61.5      54.7     36.0     46.6       39.3    39.1       46.5
1982........................................      67.5      60.2     33.5     45.6       38.8    38.4       44.1
1983........................................      69.3      64.4     36.1     43.5       38.6    39.4       41.0
1984........................................      71.7      64.8     37.1     41.2       36.3    39.1       38.9
1985........................................      75.6      64.0     38.5     43.4       37.2    40.7       39.9
1986........................................      79.0      63.8     57.1     58.5       52.4    54.4       49.1
1987........................................      81.3      68.4     68.2     69.8       66.0    66.0       60.9
1988........................................      84.1      76.5     78.4     72.8       70.4    70.6       70.6
1989........................................      86.6      84.5     77.4     71.4       69.1    72.7       69.4

1990........................................      90.5      91.6     79.2     88.4       86.4    90.1       84.6
1991........................................      95.6     100.2     90.9     90.4       86.0    93.5       94.4
1992........................................     100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0      100.0   100.0      100.0
1993........................................     102.0      95.6    117.2     96.2      100.3    82.8       88.9
1994........................................     105.3      91.9    129.9    101.9      107.0    81.7       93.2
1995........................................     107.3      93.7    146.1    117.4      127.6    84.2       97.4
1996........................................     109.3      95.2    127.2    116.2      127.2    95.0       96.9
1997........................................     112.2      94.6    117.9    101.5      112.5    88.9      105.1
1998........................................     118.7      91.9    111.7    101.4      112.5    86.7      114.7
1999........................................     123.4      94.9    128.0    100.8      110.3    84.1      118.7

2000........................................     134.7      98.0    133.7     91.9      100.5    75.1      117.7
2001........................................     137.8      97.4    119.5     91.5      100.5    75.5      116.4
2002........................................     147.9      99.2    116.2    102.2      108.7    81.7      128.7
2003........................................     160.1     114.9    126.3    127.2      132.9   101.0      147.1
2004........................................     163.6     123.5    136.0    143.2      147.0   113.8     170.7
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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 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 and 1990), Germany (1983, 1991 and 1999), Italy (1986, 1991
and 1993), 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: 1960-2004, May 13, 2005.
\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, 2004, October 27, 2005.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.