Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: September 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate was steady at 8.2% in July 2011, unchanged for the fifth consecutive month.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: July 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate was steady at 8.1% in May, unchanged for the third consecutive month.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: June 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate dropped to 8.1% in April, a 0.1 percentage point fall from March after two months of stability at 8.2%. This is a continuation of the steady decline in the unemployment rate seen since October 2010. The Euro area unemployment rate was stable at 9.9%.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: May 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate of 8.2% in March 2011 was unchanged from February following three consecutive monthly decreases.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: April 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate fell again in February 2011 to 8.2%, down 0.1 percentage point from January.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: March 2011

In January 2011 the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.4%, down 0.1 percentage point from December.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: February 2011

In December 2010 the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.5%, down 0.1 percentage point from November.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: January 2011

In November 2010, the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.6%, unchanged from October.

System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes, OECD - Updated: December 2010

Unit labour costs grow slowly in most OECD countries during third quarter

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