The bar chart illustrates the proportion of jobless adults in the Nordic nations in 2008. Overall, it is clear from the graph that Finland had the highest unemployment rate, in contrast to Norway, which recorded the lowest one. Another noticeable point is that while women in Finland, Denmark, and Sweden tended to experience more joblessness compared to men, the opposite was true for Iceland and Norway.
In terms of unemployed females, Finland and Sweden shared the same figure of 6.7%—the highest number in this graph. Denmark is second on the list, with the unemployment rate half as high as that of Finland and Sweden. At the same time, the lowest figures were found in Iceland and Norway, with around 2.6%.
With regard to jobless males, Finland headed the list with approximately 6.2% of individuals. It was closely followed by Sweden with nearly three out of fifty, twice as high as that of Denmark. Iceland ranked third, at the percentage of 3.3%. Bottom of the list was Norway, with just over 2.8% of people