Unemployment Rates in the Americas
Posted by By Eric Epstein at 22 October, at 10 : 14 AM Print
“The unemployment rate is defined as the level of unemployment divided by the labor force. The labor force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work.”
Nation | Unemployment rate |
1. Haiti | 40.6% (1) |
2. Jamaica | 14.3% (2) |
3. Dominican Republic | 14.2% (3) |
4. Costa Rica | 10.21% |
5. Columbia | 10.00% |
6. Bolivia | 8.30% |
7. Venezuela | 7.90% |
8. United States | 7.80% |
9. Canada | 7.40% |
10. Argentina | 7.20% |
Source: Trading Economics
1 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/haiti
2 Statistical Institute of Jamaica, August 21, 2012.
3 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/dominicanrepublic
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