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Unemployment
In 1990, 12 million persons in the European Community were unemployed (annual average). Unemployment is one of the most worrying aspects of the labour market, affecting 8.4 percent of the active population and women more than men. Youth and long-term unemployment remain high.
| Unemployment Rates(%) | EUR 12 | USA | JAP |
| 1970 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 1975 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| 1981 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| 1986 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
| 1987 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| 1988 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 2.3 |
| 1989 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| 1990 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
Unemployment in the EC, 1990
| Number out of work x 1000 | Unemployment rate (%) | ||||||||||
| Total | Aged under 25 | Aged 25 and over | |||||||||
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | |
| EUR12 | 11986 | 5623 | 6363 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| B | 318 | 125 | 193 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 4.3 |
| DK | 230 | 112 | 118 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| D | 1482 | 675 | 806 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| GR | 297 | 115 | 182 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 24.8 | 16.9 | 33.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| E | 2407 | 1146 | 1261 | 16.1 | 11.9 | 24.1 | 31.9 | 26.0 | 39.1 | 12.2 | 9.0 |
| F | 2157 | 906 | 1251 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 15.4 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| IRL | 202 | 130 | 73 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 |
| I | 2319 | 968 | 1352 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 29.2 | 23.7 | 35.6 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| NL | 535 | 234 | 301 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
| P | 223 | 90 | 132 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| UK | 1314 | 1122 | 692 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 |