The given table displays information of the percentage of unemployed people in the total labor workforce in 9 countries for the years 1994 and 2004.
Overall, the changes in the number of unemployed people vary for each country. With the one experiencing the greatest drop being Ireland. In contrast, Poland experienced the greatest rise of unemployment, as well as having the highest percentage of unemployed people among the participant countries. Japan on the other hand, has the lowest percentage compared to the other countries.
Between the 9 nations, the one with the least number of unemployment is Japan, with only 2.7 percent in 1994, and peaked at 4.5 percent in 2004. Meanwhile, the country with the highest unemployment changed in the two recorded years, that is, Ireland in 1994 with 14.8 percent, and Poland in 2004 with 19 percent of the total.
Alongside the minimum and maximum of the data, the country experiencing the sharpest changes could also be observed within the table. Ireland achieved the biggest drop in unemployment numbers, decreasing by approximately 10 percent between 1994 and 2004. Contrastingly, Poland saw the greatest surge in unemployment, rising up by about 7 percent in the two recorded years.
