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1970s through 1990s
higher growth than most other countries.
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Now world's 7th largest economy.
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Labor Force
Participation lowest in course
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Because women far lower than any other
country in course
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Part-time employment lowest in course
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8.6% unemployment
2004
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Lower than double digit unemployment for
virtually all of the 1990s
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Second highest long-term unemployment in
course after Germany (those two quite close together)
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Unemployment particularly difficult problem
in the south (BLW)
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1991-2001 second
lowest job creation rate in course (almost none)
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Only Sweden (which lost jobs over that
period) lower
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