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Notiziario Marketpress di
Mercoledì 06 Ottobre 2004
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AUGUST 2004 - EURO-ZONE AND EU25 UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 9.0% |
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Bruxelles, 6 October 2004 Euro-zone1 seasonally-adjusted unemployment2 stood at 9.0% in August 2004, unchanged compared to July3, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reports today. It was 8.9% in August 2003. The Eu254 unemployment rate was also 9.0% in August 2004, unchanged compared to July. It was 9.1% in August 2003. In August 2004, the lowest rates were registered in Luxembourg (4.3%), Ireland (4.4%), Cyprus and Austria (both 4.5%) and the United Kingdom (4.7% in June). Unemployment rates were highest in Poland (18.7%), Slovakia (15.7%), Lithuania and Spain (both 11.0%). Fourteen Member States recorded an increase in their unemployment rate over a year and eleven a decrease. The Netherlands (3.8% in July 2003 to 4.8% in July 2004), Luxembourg (3.8% to 4.3%), Sweden (5.7% to 6.2%) and the Czech Republic (8.0% to 8.5%) registered the most important relative increases, while the largest relative decreases were observed in Estonia (10.1% to 8.7%), Lithuania (12.5% to 11.0%) and Slovenia (6.7% to 6.2%). In August 2004 compared to August 2003, the unemployment rate for males in the euro-zone grew from 7.9% to 8.0% and was unchanged at 8.3% in the Eu25. The female unemployment rate grew from 10.2% to 10.3% in the euro-zone, and was unchanged at 10.0% in the Eu25. In August 2004, the unemployment rate for under-25s was 17.5% in the euro-zone and 18.1% in the Eu25. In August 2003 it was 17.2% and 18.4% respectively. The lowest rates for under-25s were observed in Ireland (7.9%), the Netherlands (8.4% in July 2004) and Austria (9.8%), and the highest in Poland (38.8%), Greece (27.1% in December 2003), Italy (27.1% in January 2004) and Slovakia (25.4%). Eurostat estimates that, in August 2004, 12.8 million men and women were unemployed in the euro-zone and 19.3 million in the Eu25. These are seasonally-adjusted figures in line with Ilo criteria. In August 2004, the Us unemployment rate was 5.4% and the Japanese rate was 4.8%. Unemployment (%) in August 2004 - in ascending order | Lu | Ie | Cy | At | Uk | Nl | Dk | Hu | Si | Se | Pt | Cz | It | | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | June 04 4.7 | July 04 4.8 | July 04 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 8.5 | Jan 04 8.5 |
| Be | Ee | Mt | Euro-zone | Eu25 | Fi | El | Fr | De | Lv | Es | Lt | Sk | Pl | | 8.6 | 8.7 | July 04 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | Dec 03 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 15.7 | 18.7 |
1. Euro-zone: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland. 2. Eurostat's unemployment rates Eurostat compiles "harmonised" unemployment rates for Member States. These unemployment rates are based on definitions recommended by the International Labour Organisation (Ilo). "Harmonised" means that the national micro data concerning the individuals and households are treated by Eurostat in the same fashion throughout the Eu so as to allow comparability between the Member States. The Eurostat definition of unemployed people are those aged 15 to 74 and who, following the International Labour Organisation (Ilo) definition: are without work; are available to start work within the next two weeks; and have actively sought employment at some time during the previous four weeks. The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. The labour force is the total number of people employed and unemployed. The numbers of unemployed and the monthly unemployment rate are estimates based on results of the European Union Labour Force Survey which is a household survey carried out in all countries on the basis of agreed definitions. These results are interpolated/ extrapolated to monthly data using national survey data and national monthly series on registered unemployment. Monthly unemployment and employment series are calculated first at the level of four categories for each Member State (males and females 15 - 24 years, males and females 25 - 74 years). These series are then seasonally adjusted and all the national and European aggregates are calculated. Before the aggregation, missing national data are estimated using the most recent trends of the series. Further information on the methodology of the monthly unemployment rate statistics can be found on the annex to News Release 67/2002 of 4 June 2002. Registered unemployed data are national administrative data compiled on a purely national basis and purposes. There are no European-wide rules on definition and coverage. Therefore the ensuing unemployment rates cannot be compared from one country to another. National legislation on the definition of unemployment and therefore its calculation can change in individual states. The conditions to receive unemployment benefits and assistance vary from one country to another. This affects the willingness of people to register themselves and the published unemployment rates. Current deviations from definition of unemployment in the Eu Labour Force Survey Spain, United Kingdom: Unemployment is restricted to persons aged 16-74. In Spain the legal age limit for working is 16. Italy: Persons (without a job, who are available for work and) whose only job search method in the past 4 weeks is a renewal of their registration at the public employment service are included in unemployment. Employment includes persons on unpaid leave with a duration longer than 3 months, while these persons should be considered as unemployed or inactive. Malta, Poland: Persons who have found a job to start later within a period of at most 3 months are included in unemployment regardless of their availability. Netherlands, Sweden: Persons without a job, who are available for work and looking for a job are only included in unemployment if they express that they would like to work. The other Member States already comply with the definition. The remaining deviations will disappear as Member States adapt their surveys to the new definitions. Italy, Malta and Poland will adapt in 2004 and the Netherlands and Sweden in 2005.
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