"Figure 2: Harmonised unemployment rates, 2015 ","" "OECD countries","" "","" "Notes","1. Harmonised unemployment rates define the unemployed as people of working age who are without work, are available for work, and have taken specific steps to find work. The uniform application of this definition results in estimates of unemployment rates that are more internationally comparable than estimates based on national definitions of unemployment. This indicator is measured in numbers of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force and it is seasonally adjusted. The labour force is defined as the total number of unemployed people plus those in civilian employment. 2. Chart shows the countries with the highest and lowest values along with the countries that have the same or similar values to the UK." "Unit","%" "","" "","Unemployment rate","UK unemployment rate","OECD average" "Greece","25","","6.8" "Spain","22.1","","6.8" "Portugal","12.7","","6.8" "Italy","11.9","","6.8" "Slovakia","11.5","","6.8" "","","","6.8" "New Zealand","5.4","","6.8" "UK","","5.3","6.8" "United States","5.3","","6.8" "Israel","5.2","","6.77785" "Czech Republic","5.1","","6.8" "","","","6.8" "Norway","4.4","","6.8" "Mexico","4.4","","6.8" "Iceland","4","","6.8" "Korea","3.6","","6.8" "Japan","3.4","","6.8"