The table compares nine countries in terms of their unemployed people in the total labour workforce. The data is given for the period from 1994 to 2004 and the units are measured in percentages.
Overall, all countries experienced a decline in the proportion of unemployed people with the exception of Poland, Germany, Australia, and Japan. Additionally, although the biggest unemployed rate was in Ireland in the first year, this proportion was seen in Poland in the final year.
In detail, 14.8% of Irelandian people did not work in 1994. Nevertheless, after a decade, this rate considerably decreased to 4.4%. As for Italy, the figure for this country declined markedly, falling from 11.8% to 8.4% throughout the time frame. Also, Canada showed the similar trend with Italy—dropped from 10.6% to 7.7%. The figures for the UK and the USA, however, were lower than that of the figures shown above at 9.5% and 7.2%, respectively in 1994, and then, declined to 4.7% and 5.4% in 2004.
Regarding the countries, which experienced a growth, although the unemployment rate was 12.4% in Poland at the starting point, it rose significantly, reaching 19% in 2004. Notably, the trend for Australia was approximately 5% in both years, while the figure for Japan grew from 2.7% to 4.7%. Finally, one of the countries, which was seen in the highest percentage in the second year, was Germany—ascended from 7% to 9.4% during the period.