OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: July 2006

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07-Jul-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) fell to 6.1% in May 2006, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: June 2006

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09-Jun-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.2% in April 2006, the same rate as the previous month but 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: May 2006

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12-May-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.2% in March 2006, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: April 2006

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11-Apr-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.3% in February 2006, 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: March 2006

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10-Mar-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.3% in January 2006, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: February 2006

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10-Feb-2006

 The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.4% in December 2005, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: January 2006

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13-Jan-2006

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) rose to 6.5% in November 2005, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month but 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: December 2005

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09-Dec-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.4% in October 2005, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: November 2005

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10-Nov-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) remained at 6.5% in September 2005, 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: October 2005

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07-Oct-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.5% in August 2005, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

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