Unemployment rate remains low

Submitted by nordicchamber on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 15:29

The Norwegian unemplyment rate remained low in the first half of this year, and was in July 3.2 per cent of the total work force, a marginal decrease, according to Statistics Norway.The unemployment rate in Denmark decreased by 0.2 percentage points from April to July 2011, ending at 7.1 per cent.


In France the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points in the same period. France had an unemployment rate of 9.9 per cent in July. The unemployment rate in EU-15 was 9.5 per cent in July, up 0.1 percentage points from April.


In the USA, the unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points from April to July. A total of 9.1 per cent of the labour force in the USA were without a job in July.


Source:  The Norway Post, http://www.norwaypost.no, November 2011