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Employment rates
Employment as a percentage of the workingage population
OECD -Total
United States
Euro area
Canada
Japan*
Q2 2014 to Q3 2014
1.2
73
1.0
71
0.8
69
0.6
67
0.4
65
0.2
63
0.0
Men
Youth
Prime-age Older
workers workers
Employment rates
2010
2011
2012
2013
2008
Q2
Levels
Q2
2013
Q3
Q4
Q1
2014
Q2
Q3
Thousands
OECD - Total
Major Seven
European Union
Euro area
64.5
67.3
64.0
64.1
64.8
67.5
64.2
64.3
65.0
67.7
64.1
63.8
65.2
68.0
64.1
63.5
66.5
69.6
65.8
65.9
65.1
68.0
64.0
63.5
65.2
68.1
64.1
63.5
65.3
68.2
64.3
63.6
65.6
68.4
64.6
63.7
65.6
68.6
64.8
63.9
65.7
68.7
65.1
64.0
Q3 - 2014
537,405
328,350
213,425
137,882
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
1
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
2
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
72.4
71.7
62.0
71.5
59.3
65.0
73.4
61.3
68.2
63.9
71.1
59.1
55.4
78.2
59.7
60.2
56.9
70.6
63.3
65.2
59.7
74.7
72.3
75.3
59.0
65.3
58.8
66.2
58.9
72.2
78.6
46.3
69.5
66.7
72.7
72.1
61.9
72.0
61.3
65.7
73.2
65.3
69.0
63.9
72.7
55.1
55.8
78.5
58.9
60.9
57.0
71.1
63.8
64.6
60.0
74.9
72.6
75.3
59.3
63.8
59.3
64.4
58.0
73.6
79.4
48.4
69.5
66.6
72.4
72.5
61.8
72.2
61.8
66.6
72.6
67.2
69.4
63.9
73.0
50.8
57.2
79.7
58.9
66.5
56.8
70.6
64.2
65.9
60.9
75.1
72.2
75.8
59.7
61.4
59.7
64.1
55.8
73.8
79.4
48.9
70.1
67.1
72.0
72.3
61.8
72.5
62.3
67.7
72.6
68.5
68.9
64.1
73.5
48.8
58.5
81.1
60.5
67.1
55.6
71.7
64.4
65.7
60.8
74.3
73.1
75.4
60.0
60.6
59.9
63.3
54.8
74.4
79.6
49.5
70.5
67.4
73.3
72.2
62.2
73.7
57.2
66.6
78.1
70.0
71.2
64.8
69.8
61.6
56.5
84.4
68.3
59.9
58.8
70.9
63.9
64.3
61.2
77.1
75.0
78.1
59.0
68.3
61.9
68.2
65.1
74.4
79.5
45.1
71.8
71.2
72.2
72.4
62.0
72.6
62.3
67.8
72.8
69.2
69.1
64.0
73.5
48.8
58.3
80.8
60.1
66.8
55.6
71.5
64.3
65.7
61.0
74.4
72.7
75.3
59.9
60.2
59.8
62.8
54.6
74.3
79.4
49.7
70.3
67.3
71.9
72.4
62.2
72.4
62.3
67.8
72.3
68.5
68.9
64.2
73.6
48.6
58.7
81.8
60.7
67.3
55.4
71.8
64.6
65.8
60.7
74.1
73.3
75.4
60.1
60.8
59.8
63.7
54.7
74.5
79.3
49.3
70.6
67.4
71.7
72.4
61.5
72.4
62.5
68.1
72.3
68.2
68.6
64.2
73.7
48.6
59.4
81.7
61.2
67.2
55.5
72.2
64.9
65.9
61.3
74.0
73.8
75.3
60.5
61.7
59.9
63.3
55.1
74.7
80.2
49.3
71.0
67.4
71.6
72.5
61.8
72.3
62.1
68.4
72.1
67.8
68.8
64.2
73.6
49.0
61.7
80.8
61.3
67.9
55.6
72.4
65.4
66.5
60.9
73.7
74.5
75.2
61.0
62.0
60.4
63.4
55.3
74.6
79.0
49.9
71.5
67.8
71.6
72.7
61.8
72.2
62.3
68.7
72.5
70.1
68.9
64.2
73.7
49.2
61.7
82.1
61.4
67.7
55.6
72.6
65.1
66.9
60.4
73.6
74.4
75.4
61.4
62.4
60.7
64.3
55.8
74.8
79.7
49.6
71.9
68.1
71.6
72.6
61.9
72.3
62.2
69.1
73.0
70.0
68.7
64.1
74.0
49.7
62.3
81.4
61.9
67.8
55.7
72.8
65.4
65.9
60.2
73.9
74.6
75.1
62.0
63.0
61.0
63.9
56.0
75.2
79.7
49.2
72.0
68.2
11,183
4,128
4,501
17,190
7,401
4,891
2,653
600
2,385
25,458
38,946
3,504
4,113
168
1,859
3,411
21,998
56,713
23,650
239
46,952
8,116
2,216
2,538
15,639
4,260
2,349
891
17,240
4,617
4,361
25,189
29,593
138,451
Statistical break in Q4-2012 for France, following the introduction of a revised labour force survey questionnaire (from 1 January
2013 onwards). European Union and Euro area aggregates are also affected, and, to a lesser extent OECD-Total and Major seven
aggregates.
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Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from the first quarter of 2014 are not comparable
with previous data.
2
1
Women
2013
OECD - Total
Major Seven
European Union
Euro area
57.4
62.3
58.8
58.3
2013
Q3
Q4
57.5 57.6
62.4 62.5
58.9 59.1
58.3 58.4
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
1
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
66.4
67.6
57.2
69.6
51.0
59.6
70.1
65.7
67.8
60.4
69.0
39.9
52.8
79.0
55.9
63.0
46.5
62.5
53.9
59.1
45.0
69.9
67.9
73.5
53.4
57.9
53.3
59.2
50.3
72.5
74.4
29.7
65.8
62.3
66.3
67.8
58.1
69.6
50.8
59.7
70.3
65.5
67.7
60.5
69.2
39.7
52.8
79.8
56.2
63.3
46.4
62.5
54.1
58.4
45.0
69.8
68.0
73.6
53.6
58.2
53.4
59.5
50.2
72.3
74.1
29.5
65.7
62.6
66.3
67.7
57.0
69.5
51.2
60.0
69.8
66.0
67.6
60.7
69.2
39.8
53.7
79.6
56.3
63.0
46.5
63.2
54.4
58.9
45.3
69.5
68.5
73.5
54.0
58.9
53.7
59.3
50.5
72.8
75.1
29.5
66.1
62.4
Men
2013
Q1
57.8
62.7
59.3
58.6
2014
Q2
57.8
62.9
59.5
58.7
Q3
57.9
62.9
59.8
58.8
66.1
67.8
57.3
69.3
51.5
60.2
69.0
64.3
67.7
61.0
69.1
40.4
55.5
77.8
56.4
64.3
46.6
63.2
54.9
61.3
44.8
68.9
69.4
73.2
54.6
59.2
54.1
59.7
50.9
72.8
74.1
29.5
66.6
62.9
66.2
68.4
58.1
69.3
51.5
60.2
69.2
66.5
68.2
60.9
69.4
40.8
55.8
79.3
56.1
64.0
46.6
63.4
54.6
60.3
44.3
68.7
68.6
73.5
55.0
59.4
54.2
60.3
51.1
73.1
75.1
29.3
66.9
63.0
66.1
68.0
58.3
69.2
52.0
60.8
69.7
67.5
68.5
60.7
69.7
41.4
56.2
79.8
56.7
64.4
46.9
63.8
55.0
59.2
44.0
69.1
69.2
73.1
55.4
59.9
54.2
60.0
50.9
73.7
74.7
29.4
67.1
62.9
73.1
73.9
69.4
68.8
2013
Q3
Q4
73.0 73.2
73.9 74.0
69.4 69.6
68.7 68.8
Q1
73.5
74.2
69.9
68.9
2014
Q2
73.5
74.4
70.1
69.0
Q3
73.7
74.6
70.4
69.2
77.6
77.1
66.4
75.4
73.8
75.7
75.0
71.4
69.9
67.9
78.0
57.9
64.3
83.2
65.1
71.2
64.8
80.8
74.9
72.2
78.3
78.7
78.5
77.3
66.6
63.5
66.4
67.1
59.2
76.3
84.7
69.5
75.4
72.6
77.5
77.1
66.3
75.3
73.9
75.8
74.2
71.6
70.1
67.9
77.9
57.7
64.7
83.7
65.3
71.4
64.5
80.9
75.0
73.0
77.9
78.3
78.8
77.2
66.7
63.5
66.3
67.6
59.1
76.5
84.5
69.1
75.6
72.4
77.1
77.2
66.2
75.4
72.8
76.5
75.1
71.4
69.8
67.6
78.1
57.8
68.1
83.8
66.3
71.6
64.7
81.5
75.8
71.6
78.5
78.6
79.8
77.1
67.5
65.0
66.7
66.8
59.7
76.4
83.9
70.3
76.4
72.9
77.1
77.2
65.5
75.1
73.1
76.9
75.7
73.7
69.6
67.6
77.8
57.8
67.8
84.9
66.7
71.4
64.8
81.6
75.4
73.3
77.9
78.5
80.3
77.1
67.9
65.7
67.2
68.0
60.5
76.5
84.2
69.9
76.9
73.3
77.2
77.1
65.5
75.3
72.4
77.3
76.2
72.5
68.9
67.6
78.2
58.2
68.6
82.9
67.2
71.2
64.7
81.6
75.7
72.4
77.8
78.6
80.1
77.0
68.6
66.3
67.8
67.4
61.0
76.6
84.6
68.9
77.0
73.6
77.2
77.1
65.9
75.3
73.8
76.0
74.9
70.5
69.6
67.8
78.1
57.7
65.3
83.7
66.2
71.5
64.7
81.1
75.4
72.7
78.7
78.4
79.3
77.1
66.9
64.6
66.1
67.0
59.6
76.5
85.2
69.2
75.9
72.6
Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from the first quarter of 2014 are not comparable
with previous data.
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OECD - Total
Major Seven
European Union
Euro area
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
1
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
2013
Q4
39.3
42.5
32.2
30.9
Q1
39.6
42.5
32.3
30.8
2014
Q2
39.7
42.8
32.5
30.7
Q3
39.7
42.9
32.6
30.8
58.0
53.5
22.5
54.8
30.3
25.6
53.2
31.5
42.0
28.5
46.6
12.2
20.6
71.7
28.8
58.0
53.6
22.5
54.9
30.3
26.3
52.3
32.5
41.3
28.4
45.9
12.3
23.3
70.1
28.4
57.7
53.9
22.7
55.2
29.9
26.8
51.8
33.3
41.6
28.3
45.7
13.5
23.4
70.3
28.0
57.6
53.3
24.2
55.8
30.0
27.1
54.1
33.3
41.3
27.8
46.2
14.0
23.0
68.5
28.0
15.5
40.0
24.8
23.6
42.0
61.7
51.3
50.9
24.4
22.4
19.8
25.7
16.8
42.5
62.9
31.1
46.7
46.8
15.2
40.3
25.5
24.2
42.0
60.9
52.1
50.1
25.6
21.9
20.9
25.7
16.7
42.7
60.5
34.5
47.2
46.9
15.8
40.0
25.3
21.2
41.4
60.6
52.2
50.3
26.0
21.2
21.2
27.3
16.7
42.5
61.0
34.1
48.2
47.5
16.0
40.6
26.2
19.1
41.4
61.0
52.1
49.5
25.6
23.8
22.1
25.8
16.3
43.5
60.9
33.0
48.1
47.4
2013
Q4
75.8
78.2
76.9
75.8
Q1
75.9
78.4
77.3
76.0
2014
Q2
75.9
78.5
77.4
76.0
Q3
76.0
78.6
77.6
76.1
2013
Q4
56.7
59.8
50.9
50.7
Q1
56.9
60.2
51.3
51.1
2014
Q2
57.3
60.6
51.6
51.6
Q3
57.5
60.8
52.1
52.0
78.9
84.8
78.8
81.5
75.2
83.7
81.7
81.1
80.5
80.9
83.4
61.0
76.7
84.8
72.1
77.3
68.1
81.8
75.4
82.6
71.0
81.8
81.6
84.1
77.4
75.8
76.1
81.8
66.2
85.2
87.0
59.1
81.1
76.0
79.0
84.9
79.5
81.4
74.8
83.6
81.3
80.2
80.7
80.7
83.4
61.8
78.4
83.9
72.0
78.3
67.9
81.9
75.8
83.2
70.5
81.9
81.9
83.9
77.9
76.3
76.8
82.0
66.5
85.2
86.1
59.0
81.8
76.4
79.0
84.9
79.0
80.9
75.0
83.6
82.3
81.3
80.7
80.6
83.5
62.1
78.5
85.4
72.1
78.1
67.8
82.1
75.5
83.6
70.0
81.7
81.6
84.4
78.0
77.4
76.7
82.3
67.2
85.3
86.9
58.8
82.0
76.6
78.6
84.6
78.8
80.9
74.8
83.8
82.1
80.3
80.6
80.4
83.6
62.7
79.2
84.9
72.5
78.0
67.6
82.1
75.7
83.6
69.7
81.9
82.1
84.1
78.7
77.6
76.5
81.9
67.6
85.6
86.9
58.7
82.2
76.8
61.1
46.1
41.7
60.2
65.1
52.5
62.0
61.1
58.5
45.8
64.5
35.0
39.4
81.3
52.9
64.5
44.1
67.5
65.0
39.4
55.7
60.7
74.8
70.8
41.5
47.8
43.9
33.8
43.7
74.2
71.8
31.4
60.6
60.6
61.0
45.9
41.1
60.4
64.7
52.9
61.9
59.7
59.1
46.3
65.1
35.0
40.8
82.1
52.5
66.0
45.2
68.1
65.6
40.5
55.0
60.0
76.1
71.5
41.8
47.5
43.1
33.8
43.5
73.9
71.1
31.0
60.9
60.9
61.5
47.3
43.6
60.9
64.5
53.7
62.9
63.2
59.1
46.8
65.4
33.9
41.5
84.4
52.4
64.9
45.9
68.5
65.5
42.8
54.9
60.5
76.0
71.6
42.1
47.8
44.2
36.1
43.9
74.3
71.2
31.5
60.8
61.3
62.1
47.9
42.4
60.5
63.8
54.5
63.8
66.4
58.7
47.1
66.0
33.7
42.7
83.7
53.5
64.4
46.6
68.8
65.6
42.5
54.7
61.0
76.0
72.3
42.8
48.4
45.6
35.8
44.5
73.9
71.3
31.4
60.9
61.5
Following the changes introduced in the Labour Force Survey for Turkey, data from the first quarter of 2014 are not comparable
with previous data.
4