# unemp of us # from historical statistics oecd 1997 (table 2.15) 1960 5.4 1968 3.5 1974 5.5 1985 7.1 1986 6.9 1987 6.1 1988 5.4 1989 5.2 1990 5.5 1991 6.7 1992 7.4 1993 6.8 1994 6 1995 5.5