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Sir Frederic Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give the most recent comparative figures of unemployment in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
Mr. Jim Lester
The most recent comparable unemployment rates are for April 1980 and are:
| Great Britain | 6·6 |
| West Germany | 3·1 |
| Japan | 2·0 |
Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment on United States definitions as a percentage of civilian labour force.