July 27 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
International unemployment rates by age group, 2011
Unemployment rates for teenagers, persons aged 20-24, and adults, selected countries, adjusted to U.S. concepts, annual averages, 2011
| Country |
Unemployment rate (in percent) |
| Teenagers |
Persons aged 20-24 |
Adults |
Spain |
64.7 |
43.2 |
19.5 |
Italy |
47.4 |
26.5 |
7.0 |
Sweden |
34.1 |
18.3 |
5.2 |
United Kingdom |
31.2 |
16.5 |
5.8 |
France |
29.6 |
20.6 |
7.9 |
New Zealand |
25.7 |
12.1 |
4.4 |
United States |
24.4 |
14.6 |
7.6 |
Canada |
17.7 |
10.1 |
5.4 |
Australia |
16.1 |
8.4 |
3.7 |
Turkey |
14.9 |
24.7 |
6.3 |
Netherlands |
10.7 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
Korea, Republic of |
10.6 |
9.4 |
3.0 |
Germany |
9.9 |
8.1 |
5.6 |
Japan |
9.7 |
7.7 |
3.9 |
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Note: Teenagers are defined as 16-19-year-olds in Canada, Spain, Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom; and 15-19-year-olds in other countries shown. Adults are defined as persons aged 25 and over.
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These data are featured in the TED article, International unemployment rates by age group, 2011.
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