The table shows unemployment rate in labour force in 1994 and 2004.

The table demonstrates the rate of jobless people in the labour force in nine different

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between 1994 and 2004.

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as Poland, Germany, Australia and Japan experienced a significant increase in unemployment,

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(Ireland, Italy, Canada, the UK, and the USA) witnessed a marginal reduction throughout the period. In 1994, the percentage of people who did not work was 14.8 % and it declined remarkably to 4.4% in a decade. The number of people without a workplace in Italy was 11.8% in 1994 , and it

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went down to 8.4% in the next 10 years. Other

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have experienced a notable decline

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Canada (10.6% to 7.7%), the United Kingdom (9.5% to 4.7%), and the United States ( 7.2% to 5.4%). Poland,

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, was 12.4% and

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figure climbed noticeably and reaching its highest at 19% in 2004. Turning to the next source, Germany was 7.2% in 1994 , and it showed a higher trend at 9.4% in 2004. Australia and Japan illustrated an important rise within the given years. In 1994, Australia was only 5% before rising to 5.4% in 2004.

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Japan was 2.7% and increased to 2 per cent , making it 4.7% in 2004.