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Mynd 9.3 Atvinnuleysi í löndum OECD 2001
Figure 9.3 Unemployment rates in the OECD countries 2001
Lúxemborg Luxembourg
Holland Netherlands
Mexíkó Mexico
Island Iceland
Sviss Switzerland
Noregur Norway
írland Ireland
Austurríki Austria
Danmörk Denmark
Portúgal Portugal
Bretland United Kingdom
Bandaríkin United States
Svíþjóð Sweden
Japan Japan
Nýja-Sjáland New Zealand
Ungverjaland Hungary
Belgía Belgium
Astralía Australia
Kanada Canada
Þýskaland Germany
Tékkland Czech Republic
Frakkland France
Finnland Finland
Ítalía Italy
Grikkland Greece
Spánn Spain
Tyrkland Turkey
Pólland Poland
Slóvakía Slovak Republic
%
Af þeim löndum sem skila inn gögnum um meðalfjölda
vinnustunda á ári voru Islendingar í fjórða sæti, þeir unnu
að meðaltali 1.847 klst á hvern starfandi íbúa á aldrinum
15-64 ára árið 2001.1 heild vinna Islendingar þó fleiri klst.
á ári á hvern íbúa í sama aldurshópi en nokkur önnur þjóð
innan OECD enda er atvinnuþátttaka hér meiri en í
samanburðarlöndunum.
Atvinnuleysi á Islandi var 2,3%, árið 2001, en innan
OECD var atvinnuleysi minnst í Lúxemborg, 1,9%. Mesta
atvinnuleysið mældist í Slóvakíu, 19,3%.
Amongst countries that submit data on average annual
working hours, Icelanders were in fourth place, working
1,847 hours on average per employed resident aged 15-64
years in 2001. Overall, Icelanders work more hours per
resident in the same age group than any other nation in the
OECD since the activity rate in Iceland is much higher than
in the comparison countries.
The unemployment rate in Iceland was 2.3% in 2001,
while the lowest unemployment rate in the OECD was 1.9%
in Luxembourg. The Slovak Republic had the highest
unemployment rate, 19.3%.