Table TDI-20. Unemployment rates among new clients entering outpatient treatment in 2004 for countries providing data and in the general population aged 15 to 64 years in 2005

Country

Unemployment rate among new drug clients (%)

Unemployment rate in general population 15-64 (%)

Total drug clients employed + unemployed

Latvia

22.7

9.0

44

Italy

29.8

7.6

23849

Germany

37.6

9.5

8200

Netherlands

45.8

4.7

2951

Sweden

50.9

6.3

436

Bulgaria

53.8

9.9

197

Malta

54.0

7.2

150

Greece

58.3

10

846

Czech Republic

62.3

7.9

478

Cyprus

65.8

5.3

117

Slovenia

69.7

6.3

310

Finland

70.7

8.4

297

Denmark

75.6

4.9

910

Slovakia

77.3

16.4

198

 

 

 

 

Total

36.2

9.0

38983

Notes:

Only countries supplying data are reported.

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.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Source:

2005 Reitox national reports - TDI outpatient treatment centres

For Population see EUROSTAT - Demographic data 2005

See also Table TD-13 for new clients by labour status

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