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Latest Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries
The unemployment rate for the OECD countries was 8.6% in August 2009, as per data released by the OECD on Monday.
The unemployment rates were:
Euro Area = 9.6% in August, 2009
Japan = 5.5% in August, 2009
France= 9.9% in August, 2009
Germany= 7.7% in August, 2009
UK= 7.8% in June, 2009
USA = 9.8% in September, 2009
Canada= 8.4% in September, 2009
France has the highest unemployment rate in the OECD area with US coming second. Japan has the lowest rate at 5.5%. Despite the global financial crisis, Japan keeps most people employed. Germany and UK are also lower than the US rate.
OECD: Americans Pay the Highest for Mobile Phone Calls
According to the latest The Communications Outlook report released by the OECD, mobile phone calls cost the highest in the USA followed by Canada and Spain.The lowest prices for mobile phone calls among OECD countries are found in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
The following chart shows annual prices in US dollars broken down by fixed subscription costs, calls and messages:
OECD-Mobile-USage
Source: OECD
