In December 2008, the number of unemployment in Iceland hit 11-year record
According to latest statistics from the Labor Bureau of Iceland, the Iceland unemployment rate in December 2008 was 4.8 percent, whereas the number of registered unemployed people is 7902, which was increasing 45 percent compared with November and created the highest record since the record in January 1997.
In December 2007, the Iceland unemployment rate was only 0.8 percent, while the number of registered unemployed people is 1357. According to Labor Bureau predicted that by the end of January 2009 the unemployment rate would climb to 6.4% -6.9%.
In December 2008, U.S. non-farm unemployment rate dropped 524 thousand; U.S. unemployment rate creates the new high in 15 years
According to the U.S. government released data show that in 2008 the United States, the number of unemployed people totaled 2.6 million, while nearly 2 million people had lost their jobs in the last four months of 2008.
U.S. Labor Department Friday announced that in December 2008 the number of non-farm employment fell 524 thousand.
In December 2008, Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.6%
Statistics Canada announced Friday, the working population in December reduced 34,400 people, which was higher than expected. December unemployment rate rose to 6.6% from 6.3% in November.
Euro zone unemployment rate in November 2008 rose to 7.8%
EU statistics office Eurostat data released Thursday showed, the euro zone unemployment rate in November increased to 7.8% from October’s 7.7%, which created the highest level since 2006.
German adjusted unemployment rate rose
In December 2008, Germany adjusted unemployment rate (official): 7.6%; estimated value: 7.5%
2008 Venezuela unemployment rate reached 6%
On January 6 report, the Venezuelan National Bureau of Statistics Elias Eljuri on January 6, 2009 showed that the unemployment rate in 2008 of Venezuela reached 6%.
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