Table 3.
Labour/Social policy indicators by country (rank order)
| Country | ALMP a | Rehabilitative services b | Lifelong learning c | Unemployment benefit d | Union density e | GINI f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
0.98 (2) |
0.22 (4) |
61 (1) |
1.29 (7) |
78.1 (1) |
0.24 (2) |
| Denmark |
1.37 (1) |
0.30 (2) |
29 (5) |
1.94 (3) |
71.7 (2) |
0.23 (1) |
| Germany |
0.84 (5) |
0.15 (5) |
28 (6) |
2.27 (1) |
22.2 (8) |
0.30 (5) |
| Netherlands |
0.89 (3) |
0.56 (1) |
29 (5) |
2.09 (2) |
21.3 (9) |
0.27 (3) |
| Belgium |
0.87 (4) |
0.12 (6) |
29 (5) |
1.56 (5) |
53.1 (3) |
0.27 (3) |
| France |
0.72 (6) |
0.06 (8) |
16 (9) |
1.63 (4) |
7.8 (13) |
0.28 (4) |
| Switzerland |
0.64 (7) |
0.25 (3) |
45 (2) |
1.03 (9) |
19.6 (10) |
0.27 (3) |
| Austria |
0.44 (10) |
0.04 (9) |
25 (7) |
1.12 (8) |
34.4 (4) |
0.27 (3) |
| Italy |
0.54 (9) |
0.00 (12) |
12 (10) |
0.64 (10) |
34.1 (5) |
0.35 (8) |
| Spain |
0.63 (8) |
0.07 (7) |
17 (8) |
1.46 (6) |
15.5 (11) |
0.31 (6) |
| Greece |
0.14 (11) |
0.00 (12) |
5 (11) |
0.40 (11) |
24.5 (7) |
0.31 (6) |
| England |
0.06 (13) |
0.01 (11) |
37 (4) |
0.19 (13) |
29.4 (6) |
0.34 (7) |
| USA | 0.11 (12) | 0.03 (10) | 40 (3) | 0.27 (12) | 12.0 (12) | 0.37 (9) |
aALMP: expenditure in % of GDP invested into active labour market programmes in 2004.
bRehabilitative services: expenditure in % of GDP invested into rehabilitative services in 2004.
cLifelong Learning: participation rates in workplace training or education for persons aged 55 to 64 in 2007.
dUnemployment benefit: expenditure in % of GDP invested into income maintenance and support in 2004.
eUnion density: percentage of salary earners that are trade union members in 2004.
fGINI: measure of inequality of income (mid 2000′s).