Labour market
| Year, month | Unemployment rate in % related to | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total civilian labour force | dependent civilian labour force |
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| Total | Male | Female | Juveniles of under 20 years of age |
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| 1 Beginning with reference month January 2009 unemployment ratios for the entire civilian workforce are published, replacing unemployment ratios based on the civilian workforce in dependent employment. Source: Statistics of Federal Employment Agency. |
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| 2012 | Jan | 11.9 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 13.3 |
| 2011 | Dec | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| Nov | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 11.4 | |
| Oct | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 11.4 | |
| Sep | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 11.6 | |
| Aug | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 12.2 | |
| Jul | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 12.3 | |
| Jun | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 12.2 | |
| May | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 12.6 | |
| Apr | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 13.1 | |
| Mar | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 13.8 | |
| Feb | 12.7 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 14.2 | |
| Jan | 12.7 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 14.2 | |
| 2010 | Dec | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
| Nov | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 11.9 | |
| Oct | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 11.9 | |
| Sep | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 12.3 | |
| Aug | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 12.8 | |
| Jul | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 13.0 | |
| Jun | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 12.9 | |
| May | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 13.4 | |
| Apr | 12.7 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 14.2 | |
| Mar | 13.4 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 15.0 | |
| Feb | 13.7 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 15.3 | |
| Jan | 13.5 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 15.1 | |
| 2009 | Dec | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 13.5 |
| Nov | 11.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 13.2 | |
| Oct | 11.8 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 13.2 | |
| Sep | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 13.7 | |
| Aug | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 14.2 | |
| Jul | 12.9 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 14.4 | |
| Jun | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 14.4 | |
| May | 13.2 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 14.8 | |
| Apr | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 15.5 | |
| Mar | 14.1 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 15.8 | |
| Feb | 14.1 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 15.7 | |
| Jan | 13.8 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 15.5 | |
| 2008 | Dec | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 13.6 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 13.1 | |
| Oct | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 13.2 | |
| Sep | 12.2 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 13.6 | |
| Aug | 12.7 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 14.2 | |
| Jul | 12.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 14.2 | |
| Jun | 12.7 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 14.2 | |
| May | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 14.9 | |
| Apr | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 15.5 | |
| Mar | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 16.0 | |
| Feb | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 16.4 | |
| Jan | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 16.5 | |
| 2007 | Dec | 13.6 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 15.2 |
| Nov | 13.4 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 14.9 | |
| Oct | 13.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 15.1 | |
| Sep | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 11.3 | 15.6 | |
| Aug | 14.6 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 16.3 | |
| Jul | 14.7 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 16.3 | |
| Jun | 14.6 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 6.8 | 16.3 | |
| May | 15.2 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 16.9 | |
| Apr | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.3 | - | 17.7 | |
| Mar | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.6 | - | 18.3 | |
| Feb | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | - | 18.8 | |
| Jan | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.1 | - | 18.8 | |
| 2006 | Dec | 15.7 | 14.9 | 16.4 | - | 17.4 |
| Nov | 15.5 | 14.6 | 16.5 | - | 17.2 | |
| Oct | 15.8 | 14.8 | 16.8 | - | 17.5 | |
| Sep | 16.4 | 15.5 | 17.4 | - | 18.3 | |
| Aug | 16.7 | 15.9 | 17.6 | - | 18.6 | |
| Jul | 16.7 | 16.1 | 17.3 | - | 18.6 | |
| Jun | 16.8 | 16.5 | 17.1 | - | 18.7 | |
| May | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | - | 19.4 | |
| Apr | 18.5 | 19.0 | 17.9 | - | 20.3 | |
| Mar | 19.3 | 20.3 | 18.2 | - | 21.3 | |
| Feb | 19.5 | 20.5 | 18.4 | - | 21.5 | |
| Jan | 19.2 | 19.9 | 18.4 | - | 21.1 | |
| 2005 | Dec | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | - | 19.0 |
| Nov | 16.9 | 16.5 | 17.3 | - | 18.6 | |
| Oct | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.4 | - | 18.7 | |
| Sep | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.9 | - | 19.3 | |
| Aug | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.4 | - | 20.0 | |
| Jul | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - | 20.4 | |
| Jun | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | - | 20.4 | |
| May | 19.0 | 19.3 | 18.6 | - | 20.7 | |
| Apr | 19.8 | 20.4 | 19.1 | - | 21.6 | |
| Mar | 20.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | - | 22.6 | |
| Feb | 20.8 | 21.8 | 19.8 | - | 22.8 | |
| Jan | 20.5 | 21.2 | 19.8 | - | 22.4 | |
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