June 11, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

International unemployment rates, March 2012

Unemployment rates adjusted to U.S. concepts, selected countries, seasonally adjusted, March 2012
Country	Unemployment rate	Over the year percentage point change
Italy	9.9	1.7
France	9.7	0.4
United States	8.2	-0.7
Sweden	7.3	-0.3
Germany	6.3	-0.4
Australia	5.2	0.3
Netherlands	5.0	0.8
Japan	4.2	-0.2

These data are featured in the TED article, International unemployment rates, March 2012.

Unemployment rates unadjusted by BLS, selected countries, seasonally adjusted, March 2012
Country	Unemployment rate	Over the year percentage point change
Spain	24.1	3.3
Portugal	15.3	2.9
Ireland	14.5	0.4
Denmark	8.1	0.6
Finland	7.5	-0.4
Belgium	7.3	0.3
Austria	4.0	-0.2

These data are featured in the TED article, International unemployment rates, March 2012.

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