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				Afghanistan | NA% | NA% | 
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				Albania | 17% officially (2001 est.); may be as high as 30% (2001) | 17% officially (2001 est.); may be as high as 30% (2001) | 
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				Algeria | 34% (2001 est.) | 34% (2001 est.) | 
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				American Samoa | 6% (2000) | 6% (2000) | 
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				Andorra | 0% | 0% | 
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				Angola | extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) | extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) | 
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				Anguilla | 8% (1999) (1999) | 8% (1999) (1999) | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 7% (2000 est.) | 7% (2000 est.) | 
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				Argentina | 25% (yearend 2001) | 25% (yearend 2001) | 
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				Armenia | 20% 
 note: official rate is 10.9% for 2000 (2001 est.)  | 
				20% 
 note: official rate is 10.9% for 2000 (2001 est.)  | 
				
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				Aruba | 0.6% | 0.6% | 
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				Australia | 6.3% (2002) | 6.3% (2002) | 
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				Austria | 4.8% (2002 est.) | 4.8% (2002 est.) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 16% (official rate is 1.1% for 2002) (2001 est.) | 16% (official rate is 1.1% for 2002) (2001 est.) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 6.9% (2001 est.) | 6.9% (2001 est.) | 
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				Bahrain | 15% (1998 est.) | 15% (1998 est.) | 
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				Bangladesh | 35% (2001 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | 
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				Barbados | 10% (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | 
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				Belarus | 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers | 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers | 
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				Belgium | 7.2% (2002 est.) | 7.2% (2002 est.) | 
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				Belize | 11.5% (2000) (2000) | 11.5% (2000) (2000) | 
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				Benin | NA% | NA% | 
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				Bermuda | 4.5% (1993) | 4.5% (1993) | 
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				Bhutan | NA% | NA% | 
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				Bolivia | 7.6% (2000) 
 note: widespread underemployment (2000)  | 
				7.6% (2000) 
 note: widespread underemployment (2000)  | 
				
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40% (2001 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | 
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				Botswana | 40% (official rate is 21%) (2001 est.) | 40% (official rate is 21%) (2001 est.) | 
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				Brazil | 6.4% (2001 est.) | 6.4% (2001 est.) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 3% (1995) | 3% (1995) | 
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				Brunei | 10% (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | 
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				Bulgaria | 18% (2002 est.) | 18% (2002 est.) | 
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				Burkina Faso | NA% | NA% | 
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				Burma | 5.1% (2001 est.) | 5.1% (2001 est.) | 
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				Burundi | NA% | NA% | 
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				Cambodia | 2.8% (1999 est.) | 2.8% (1999 est.) | 
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				Cameroon | 30% (2001 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | 
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				Canada | 7.6% (2002 est.) | 7.6% (2002 est.) | 
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				Cape Verde | 21% (2000 est.) | 21% (2000 est.) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 4.1% (1997) | 4.1% (1997) | 
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				Central African Republic | 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) | 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) | 
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				Chad | NA% | NA% | 
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				Chile | 10.1% (2001) (2001) | 10.1% (2001) (2001) | 
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				China | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2002 est.) | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2002 est.) | 
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				Christmas Island | NA% | NA% | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 60% (2000 est.) | 60% (2000 est.) | 
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				Colombia | 17% (2001 est.) | 17% (2001 est.) | 
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				Comoros | 20% (1996 est.) | 20% (1996 est.) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA% | NA% | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | NA% | NA% | 
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				Cook Islands | 13% (1996) | 13% (1996) | 
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				Costa Rica | 5.2% (2000 est.) | 5.2% (2000 est.) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 13% in urban areas (1998 est.) (1998) | 13% in urban areas (1998 est.) (1998) | 
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				Croatia | 20.2% (2002 est.) | 20.2% (2002 est.) | 
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				Cuba | 4.1% (2001 est.) | 4.1% (2001 est.) | 
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				Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (1999 est.) | Greek Cypriot area: 3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (1999 est.) | 
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				Czech Republic | 8.5% (2002 est.) | 8.5% (2002 est.) | 
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				Denmark | 5.1% (2002) | 5.1% (2002) | 
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				Djibouti | 50% (2000 est.) (2000 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) (2000 est.) | 
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				Dominica | 23% (2000 est.) | 23% (2000 est.) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 15% (2001 est.) | 15% (2001 est.) | 
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				East Timor | 50% (including underemployment) | 50% (including underemployment) | 
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				Ecuador | 14%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.) | 14%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.) | 
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				Egypt | 12% (2001 est.) | 12% (2001 est.) | 
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				El Salvador | 10% (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 30% (1998 est.) | 30% (1998 est.) | 
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				Eritrea | NA% | NA% | 
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				Estonia | 12.4% (2001) | 12.4% (2001) | 
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				Ethiopia | NA% | NA% | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | full employment; labor shortage | full employment; labor shortage | 
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				Faroe Islands | 1% (October 2000 ) | 1% (October 2000 ) | 
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				Fiji | 7.6% (1999) | 7.6% (1999) | 
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				Finland | 8.5% (2002 est.) | 8.5% (2002 est.) | 
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				France | 9.1% (2002 est.) | 9.1% (2002 est.) | 
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				French Guiana | 21.4% (1998) (1998) | 21.4% (1998) (1998) | 
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				French Polynesia | NA% | NA% | 
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				Gabon | 21% (1997 est.) | 21% (1997 est.) | 
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				Gambia, The | NA% | NA% | 
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				Gaza Strip | 26% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) | 26% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) | 
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				Georgia | 17% (2001 est.) | 17% (2001 est.) | 
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				Germany | 9.8% (2002 est.) | 9.8% (2002 est.) | 
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				Ghana | 20% (1997 est.) | 20% (1997 est.) | 
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				Gibraltar | 13.5% (1996) (1996) | 13.5% (1996) (1996) | 
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				Greece | 10.3% (2002 est.) | 10.3% (2002 est.) | 
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				Greenland | 10% (2000 est.) | 10% (2000 est.) | 
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				Grenada | 11.5% (1999) (1999) | 11.5% (1999) (1999) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 27.8% (1998) (1998) | 27.8% (1998) (1998) | 
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				Guam | 15% (2000 est.) | 15% (2000 est.) | 
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				Guatemala | 7.5% (1999 est.) | 7.5% (1999 est.) | 
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				Guernsey | 0.5% (1999 est.) | 0.5% (1999 est.) | 
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				Guinea | NA% | NA% | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | NA% | NA% | 
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				Guyana | 9.1% (2000) (understated) (2000) | 9.1% (2000) (understated) (2000) | 
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				Haiti | widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2001) (2001) | widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2001) (2001) | 
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				Honduras | 28% (2001 est.) | 28% (2001 est.) | 
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				Hong Kong | 5.2% (2001 est.) | 5.2% (2001 est.) | 
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				Hungary | 5.8% (2002 est.) | 5.8% (2002 est.) | 
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				Iceland | 2.8% (2002 est.) | 2.8% (2002 est.) | 
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				India | 8.8% (2002) | 8.8% (2002) | 
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				Indonesia | 8% (2001 est.) | 8% (2001 est.) | 
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				Iran | 14% (1999 est.) | 14% (1999 est.) | 
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				Iraq | NA% | NA% | 
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				Ireland | 4.7% (2002 est.) | 4.7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Isle of Man | 0.7% (February 2002 ) | 0.7% (February 2002 ) | 
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				Israel | 10.4% (2002 est.) | 10.4% (2002 est.) | 
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				Italy | 9.1% (2002 est.) | 9.1% (2002 est.) | 
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				Jamaica | 16% (2000 est.) | 16% (2000 est.) | 
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				Japan | 5.4% (2002) | 5.4% (2002) | 
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				Jersey | 0.7% (1998 est.) | 0.7% (1998 est.) | 
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				Jordan | 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.) | 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 10% (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | 
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				Kenya | 40% (2001 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | 
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				Kiribati | 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) | 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) | 
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				Korea, North | NA% | NA% | 
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				Korea, South | 3.1% (2002 est.) | 3.1% (2002 est.) | 
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				Kuwait | 1.8% (1996 est.) | 1.8% (1996 est.) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% (1999 est.) | 7.2% (1999 est.) | 
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				Laos | 5.7% (1997 est.) | 5.7% (1997 est.) | 
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				Latvia | 7.6% (2001 est.) | 7.6% (2001 est.) | 
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				Lebanon | 18% (1997 est.) | 18% (1997 est.) | 
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				Lesotho | 45% (2000 est.) | 45% (2000 est.) | 
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				Liberia | 70% | 70% | 
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				Libya | 30% (2000 est.) | 30% (2000 est.) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 1.3% (1999) | 1.3% (1999) | 
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				Lithuania | 12.5% (2001 est.) | 12.5% (2001 est.) | 
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				Luxembourg | 4.1% (2002 est.) | 4.1% (2002 est.) | 
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				Macau | 6.5% (2001 est.) | 6.5% (2001 est.) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 35% (2002 est.) | 35% (2002 est.) | 
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				Madagascar | NA% | NA% | 
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				Malawi | NA% | NA% | 
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				Malaysia | 3.7% (2001 est.) | 3.7% (2001 est.) | 
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				Maldives | NEGL% | NEGL% | 
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				Mali | 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.) | 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.) | 
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				Malta | 7% (2002 est.) | 7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 30.9% (1999 est.) | 30.9% (1999 est.) | 
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				Martinique | 27.2% (1998) (1998) | 27.2% (1998) (1998) | 
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				Mauritania | 21% (1999 est.) | 21% (1999 est.) | 
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				Mauritius | 8.6% (2001 est.) | 8.6% (2001 est.) | 
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				Mayotte | 45% (1997) (1997) | 45% (1997) (1997) | 
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				Mexico | urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001) | urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 16% (1999 est.) | 16% (1999 est.) | 
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				Moldova | 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.) | 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.) | 
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				Monaco | 3.1% (1998) | 3.1% (1998) | 
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				Mongolia | 20% (2000) | 20% (2000) | 
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				Montserrat | 6% (1998 est.) | 6% (1998 est.) | 
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				Morocco | 23% (1999 est.) | 23% (1999 est.) | 
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				Mozambique | 21% (1997 est.) | 21% (1997 est.) | 
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				Namibia | 30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.) | 30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.) | 
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				Nauru | 0% | 0% | 
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				Nepal | 47% (2001 est.) | 47% (2001 est.) | 
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				Netherlands | 3% (2002 est.) | 3% (2002 est.) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 15% (1998 est.) | 15% (1998 est.) | 
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				New Caledonia | 19% (1996) | 19% (1996) | 
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				New Zealand | 5.5% (2001 est.) | 5.5% (2001 est.) | 
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				Nicaragua | 23% plus considerable underemployment (2001 est.) | 23% plus considerable underemployment (2001 est.) | 
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				Niger | NA% | NA% | 
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				Nigeria | 0.28% 28% (1992 est.) (1992 est.) | 0.28% 28% (1992 est.) (1992 est.) | 
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				Niue | NA% | NA% | 
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				Norfolk Island | NA% | NA% | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | NA% | NA% | 
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				Norway | 3.9% (2002 est.) | 3.9% (2002 est.) | 
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				Oman | NA% | NA% | 
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				Pakistan | 6.3% (2001 est.) | 6.3% (2001 est.) | 
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				Palau | 2.3% (2000 est.) | 2.3% (2000 est.) | 
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				Panama | 13% (2000 est.) | 13% (2000 est.) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | NA% | NA% | 
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				Paraguay | 17.8% (2001 est.) | 17.8% (2001 est.) | 
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				Peru | 9%; widespread underemployment (2001 est.) | 9%; widespread underemployment (2001 est.) | 
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				Philippines | 10% (2001) | 10% (2001) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | NA% | NA% | 
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				Poland | 17% (2002 est.) | 17% (2002 est.) | 
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				Portugal | 4.7% (2002 est.) | 4.7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 9.5% (2000) (2000) | 9.5% (2000) (2000) | 
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				Qatar | 2.7% (2001) | 2.7% (2001) | 
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				Reunion | 42.8% (1998) (1998) | 42.8% (1998) (1998) | 
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				Romania | 9.1% (2001) | 9.1% (2001) | 
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				Russia | 8% (2001 est.), plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.) | 8% (2001 est.), plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.) | 
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				Rwanda | NA% | NA% | 
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				Saint Helena | 14% (1998 est.) | 14% (1998 est.) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% (1997) (1997) | 4.5% (1997) (1997) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 15% (1996 est.) | 15% (1996 est.) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9.8% (1997) (1997) | 9.8% (1997) (1997) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22% (1997 est.) (1997 est.) | 22% (1997 est.) (1997 est.) | 
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				Samoa | NA%; note - substantial underemployment | NA%; note - substantial underemployment | 
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				San Marino | 2.6% (2001) | 2.6% (2001) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | NA% | NA% | 
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				Saudi Arabia | NA% | NA% | 
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				Senegal | 48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.) | 48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | 28% (2002 est.) | 28% (2002 est.) | 
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				Seychelles | NA% | NA% | 
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				Sierra Leone | NA% | NA% | 
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				Singapore | 4.7% (2001 est.) | 4.7% (2001 est.) | 
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				Slovakia | 17.2% (2002 est.) | 17.2% (2002 est.) | 
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				Slovenia | 11% (2002 est.) | 11% (2002 est.) | 
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				Solomon Islands | NA% | NA% | 
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				Somalia | NA% | NA% | 
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				South Africa | 37% (2001 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) | 
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				Spain | 11.3% (2002 est.) | 11.3% (2002 est.) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 7.7% (2001) | 7.7% (2001) | 
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				Sudan | 18.7% (2002 est.) | 18.7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Suriname | 20% (1997) (1997) | 20% (1997) (1997) | 
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				Swaziland | 34% (2000 est.) | 34% (2000 est.) | 
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				Sweden | 4% (2002 est.) | 4% (2002 est.) | 
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				Switzerland | 1.9% (2002 est.) | 1.9% (2002 est.) | 
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				Syria | 20% (2000 est.) | 20% (2000 est.) | 
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				Taiwan | 4.5% (2001 est.) | 4.5% (2001 est.) | 
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				Tajikistan | 20% (2001 est.) | 20% (2001 est.) | 
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				Tanzania | NA% | NA% | 
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				Thailand | 3.9% (2001 est.) | 3.9% (2001 est.) | 
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				Togo | NA% | NA% | 
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				Tokelau | NA% | NA% | 
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				Tonga | 13.3% (1996 est.) | 13.3% (1996 est.) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 11.8% (2001) (2001) | 11.8% (2001) (2001) | 
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				Tunisia | 15.6% (2000 est.) | 15.6% (2000 est.) | 
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				Turkey | 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.) | 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.) | 
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				Turkmenistan | NA% | NA% | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 10% (1997 est.) | 10% (1997 est.) | 
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				Tuvalu | NA% | NA% | 
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				Uganda | NA% | NA% | 
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				Ukraine | 3.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (November 2001) | 3.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (November 2001) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | NA% | NA% | 
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				United Kingdom | 5.2% (2002 est.) | 5.2% (2002 est.) | 
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				United States | 5% (2002) | 5% (2002) | 
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				Uruguay | 15.2% (2001) (2001) | 15.2% (2001) (2001) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 10% plus another 20% underemployed (1999 est.) | 10% plus another 20% underemployed (1999 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | NA% | NA% | 
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				Venezuela | 14.1% (2001 est.) | 14.1% (2001 est.) | 
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				Vietnam | 25% (1995 est.) | 25% (1995 est.) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 4.9% (March 1999) | 4.9% (March 1999) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | NA% | NA% | 
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				West Bank | 26% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) | 26% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) | 
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				Western Sahara | NA% | NA% | 
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				World | 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2001 est.) | 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2001 est.) | 
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				Yemen | 30% (1995 est.) | 30% (1995 est.) | 
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				Zambia | 50% (2000 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 60% (2001 est.) | 60% (2001 est.) |