Notes:
Only countries supplying data are reported.
The general population unemployment rate represents unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force = active population. The labour force is the total of people employed and unemployed.
Unemployment among new clients is defined in standard table ST-20.
See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.
Sources:
2005 Reitox national reports. Table TDI-20 and Table TDI 13.
For Population: see EUROSTAT - Demographic data 2005.