OECD area unemployment slightly down in March
At 6.5%, figure remains 1.2 percentage points above pre-pandemic level
ANKARA
The unemployment rate in the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) inched down to 6.5% in March, the global body said on Monday.
The rate remains 1.2 percentage points above the pre-pandemic level, according to an OECD statement. It was 6.6% in February.
The OECD youth unemployment rate – people aged 15 to 24 – diminished to 13.3% in March from 13.6% compared to the previous month, still 2 percentage points above its pre-pandemic level.
In March, the unemployment rate also declined marginally in the euro area to 8.1% from 8.2% in February.
Canada recorded one of the largest declines in March, down by 0.5 percentage point to 7.5%, while the figures for Japan, Mexico, and the US were at 2.6%, 4.3%, and 6%, respectively.
By contrast, the unemployment rate increased to 5.4% in Israel, up 0.3 percentage point.
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