Unemployed Persons

Mr. Adley
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the per------------
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These figures are based on the countries' official unemployment series as published in OECD Main Economic Indicators, supplemented by labour attaché reports—except United Kingdom. These series are not directly comparable owing to national differences in coverage, concepts of unemployment and methods of compilation.