Rates of employment and unemployment in the EU and the associated countries of the EU

J. Klíma and M. Palát
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J. Klíma: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic
M. Palát: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic

Agricultural Economics, 2004, vol. 50, issue 7, 285-292

Abstract: The paper is focused on the evaluation of the rates of employment and unemployment of women, men and in total in the EU, in associated countries of EU and for comparison in the USA and Japan. Rates of employment in the EU 15 together were evaluated in the period 1993-2002, in the associated states of the EU together in the period 1997-2002 and in the Czech Republic in the period 1998-2003. Rates of unemployment in the EU 15, USA and in Japan were evaluated in the period 1994-2003, in the associated states of EU in the period 1998-2003. Employment of males in the EU is higher then employment of females. Trends of rates of male, female and total employment is increasing. Trends of the rate of females are strongly increasing. Employment of males in the associated states of the EU is also higher than employment of females. Trends of the rates of male, female and total employment are increasing in the reference period. Unemployment in the EU is higher than unemployment in the USA and Japan, but lower then in associated states of the EU. Methods of regression and correlation analysis and development trends were applied for the mathematical-statistical analysis.

Keywords: rate of employment; rate of unemployment; Czech Republic; associated countries of the EU; EU countries; statistical processing; development trends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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