the diagram-in this case, a table-illustrates the figures for labor force unemployment covering 9 countries in 1994 and 2004.
It can be seen that the table contains information about 9 countries from different parts of the world. Unemployment rate in labor force in those countries range from 4-19%, depending on the given year and the country.
In 1994, the country with the highest percentage of unemployed part of its population was Ireland with 14.8%, surpassing the second biggest figure by 2.4% which belongs to Poland with its 12.4%. Italy accounted for the third highest rate of unemployment as the percentage for this country stood at 11.8%, exceeding Canada’s rate by 1.2%. Other countries in the table such as the UK, Germany, The USA, Australia and Japan accounted for less than 10% during the whole period. Japan made up the smallest share at 2.7%.
In 2024, however, Ireland’s rate dropped to 4.4%, making Poland’s unemployment rate the highest in the whole table as its rate stood at 19%, adding another 6.6% to the figure since 1994. Furthermore, Poland was the only country which unemployment rate in labor force rose more than 5% since 1994. For example, Japan’s percentage of unemployed part of the population-that accounted for the smallest percentage in 1994-increased by only 2%. The other country which rate rose was Germany; its rate rose from 7% in 1994 to 9.4% in 2004, and also, Australia, but its figure increased by mere 0.4%. The remaining countries witnessed a fall in the percentage of their unemployed population.