The increase derived, usually, from the greater numbers of divorces and the higher rate of unemployment.

Second, it could absorb excess German savings by letting unemployment rise as local manufacturers fired workers (because rising unemployment forces down the savings rate).

That outcome is more likely if high rates of long term unemployment and underemployment persist even as the inflation rate rises.

After the Middle East, Africa has the second highest ratio of unemployment with an estimated rate of 10.4 per cent unemployed.

If the economy is at potential, the unemployment rate equals the NAIRU or the natural rate of unemployment.

Unemployment has risen to a record 11.2 , with 35 of young people jobless.

The number of young women engaging in prostitution, especially among internally displaced persons, is rising because of the high level of unemployment and poverty.

In November 2008, before the annual winter rise, unemployment in the Stuttgart Region stood at 3.8 , 0.1 lower than the rate for Baden Württemberg, in February 2009 it was 4.7 .

While the US no longer suffers from rising unemployment, the current 9.5 jobless rate is very high for the US, roughly double its level before the recession.

High figures persist for unemployment and underemployment.

The unemployment rate, expected to peak this year at 15 , is now above 25 and is still rising.

In October 2011, unemployment rate was 17.4 .

The Commission is encouraged by the reduction of the unemployment rate.

The yen s weakening will mean higher import costs, and therefore a higher rate of inflation.

Ms. Babadoudou (Benin) said that Government efforts to guarantee a woman's right to work were hampered by Benin's economic situation and its very high unemployment rate.

We cannot ignore high unemployment.

In 2001 and 2002 the unemployment rate dropped.

At the same time, technological unemployment has been on the rise.

Labor market experts thus consider the unemployment rate a potentially misleading indicator, because a youth unemployment rate of 50 does not mean that half of the young population is unemployed. That is why one should look at the unemployment ratio the percentage of the unemployed in the reference population rather than at the unemployment rate.

As of 2007, the city's unemployment rate is 9.4 .

In October 2011, unemployment rate stood at 17.4 .

Germany s unemployment rate this past summer was around 5.5 , and its youth unemployment rate was around 8 remarkably low compared with many other high income economies.

Unemployment is unacceptably high, and is still rising.

Unemployment is 16 and rising.

This helps to explain the high level of unemployment in the Arab world.

In that case, Germany would bear the brunt of the rise in unemployment.

The high unemployment rate among women was a reflection of Latvia's overall unemployment rate, which stood at 10.6 per cent.

And unemployment hovers above 10 , with youth unemployment far higher, at roughly 25 .

This time, the unemployment rate and household and government debt are much higher.

As a result, the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 of the labor force.

Many bloggers tried to interpret the reasons behind what seemed like sudden protests, citing the unequal economic situation as well as high unemployment among youth, plaguing countries in Africa and the Middle East.

But the price for protecting workers and firms was slower growth and higher unemployment.

The high level of unemployment among young people is of particular concern.

Among those in the 20 24 age group, the difference between the reported unemployment rate and the percentage of youth without a job and looking for one (the unemployment ratio) is less stark. But, even among this age group, one finds that the unemployment ratio is often about one half of the widely reported unemployment rate.

Youth unemployment in Spain, for example, is above 50 .

The unemployment rate, according to government statistics, was 1.5 in 2005.

Aware of the efforts of the administering Power and the territorial authorities to improve the socio economic conditions of the population of Saint Helena, in particular in the sphere of food production, continuing high unemployment and limited transport and communications,

With US unemployment and Chinese growth both at almost 10 , the only mystery is that the drums of trade war are not louder than they are.

In view of the approaching implementation of important reforms (intensified privatization, implementation of bankruptcy and liquidation laws) in the first part of the 2004 2005 period, an increase of unemployment, especially in the industrial sector, can be expected.

The German economy faced a decade of high unemployment and slow growth.

In 2006, France s unemployment rate was 9.4 , a full percentage point higher than Germany s.

Unemployment stands at about 12 in Italy, and 38 for the young.

Likewise, Spain s unemployment rate is above 25 (and 55 for young people).

Indeed, the official unemployment rate understates the weakness of the labor market.

The Bedouin population has a high rate of unemployment and low socio economic state.