GlobalEconStats » OECD http://globaleconstats.com/wp Econ Stats by Country Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Latest Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/10/14/latest-unemployment-rates-in-oecd-countries/ http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/10/14/latest-unemployment-rates-in-oecd-countries/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:22:42 +0000 David http://globaleconstats.com/wp/?p=218 The unemployment rate for the OECD countries was 8.6% in August 2009, as per data released by the OECD on Monday.

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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.

]]> http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/10/14/latest-unemployment-rates-in-oecd-countries/feed/ 0 OECD: Americans Pay the Highest for Mobile Phone Calls http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/08/22/oecd-americans-pay-the-highest-for-mobile-phone-calls/ http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/08/22/oecd-americans-pay-the-highest-for-mobile-phone-calls/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:34:08 +0000 David http://globaleconstats.com/wp/?p=65 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:

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Source: OECD

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