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Sweden fact of the day
Sweden's largest trade union admitted that the official 5.5 per cent unemployment rate is hiding a "real unemployment" of 20 to 25 per cent, which includes those claiming long-term sick pay or having taken early state retirement.
Here is the link, and thanks to Tim Worstall for the pointer. Here is Alex's earlier post on disability. Here is my earlier post on disability in the Netherlands.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on March 31, 2005 at 07:42 AM in Data Source | Permalink
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