The unemployment rate in the OECD area remained stable in August, ie at 8,2%. The percentage also remained unchanged in the Eurozone (10%) and Germany (6%). Slight improvement for Italy with the rate falling to 7,9% compared to 8% of the previous month, while France shows a slight increase and passes to 9,9% from the previous 9,8%.
The countries with a high number of unemployed are confirmed as Ireland (14,6%), Portugal (12,3%), Slovakia (13,4%) and Spain (21,2%). In general, according to the Paris organization, around 44,3 million people were out of work in August in the OECD area, ie -2,3 million compared to August 2010 but +10,4 million compared to August 2008.
In the United States, data for September indicated a jobless rate of 9,1%. In Canada, on the other hand, there was a decrease to 7,1% compared to 7,3% in August. In Japan, August statistics indicate a rate of 4,3% after 4,7% in July.
