Hello lynx2004-ga,
Thank you for your patience in the time it has taken to gather this
information for you. I hope this satisfies all of your needs. When you
see a link to the CIA Factbook site, ot Nationmaster, please look
around on their site. I sometimes just linked to the page if there was
a lot of information, or I may have missed a fact you didn't know you
wanted if I didn't link and just gave you relevant information. Those
are such great sites for this kind of statistical information, and I
hope you get all you need and more out of them.
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USA
Unemployment:
-The number of unemployed as of May 2004 was at 8.2 million, and the
unemployment rate was at 5.6 percent. The unemployment rate has been
around 5.6 or 5.7 percent every month since December 2003.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
Job Shift
-Job shift is estimated at 3.3 million jobs moving out of the USA by
2015. Many of these jobs are Tech jobs being shifted to India. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), states that layoffs during the 1st
quarter of 2004 had 4,633 jobs that were lost due to relocation of
work overseas during the first quarter.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/10/news/economy/jobless_outsourcing/
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-02-02-india_x.htm
-Please also read:
http://www.rttsweb.com/services/outsourcing/stats.cfm
Economic Growth
-From a State of the Union Address, the President of the US states
that Economic growth in the 3rd quarter of 2003 were the highest in
almost 20 years.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2004/
-?The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a brisk 4.2% pace in
the first quarter of 2004. That increase is fast enough to generate
jobs with productivity growth near 3%, and about the average 4.1 %
growth rate for all non-recession quarters since 1970?
http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_econindicators_gdppict_04292004
Divorce Rate:
4.95 Per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/People
Optimism:
FOR ALL COUNTRIES, PLEASE SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM OF ANSWER.
Crime Rates:
I will link to the pages with crime rates since each country has 10-20 stats.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Crime
Population trends and info:
Once again, I will link to the information, as there are many stats.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=us
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=us
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=us
Religious Involvement:
Once again, a large amount of information, so I will link.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Religion
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Germany
Unemployment:
-The unemployment rates for Germany as of May 2004 are averaged at
10.3% for the total civilian labor force. The dependant civilian labor
force was total 11.5%, males were at 12.3%, females at 10.6%, and
juveniles under 20 years old were at 3.3%.
http://www.destatis.de/indicators/e/arb210ae.htm
Job Shift
-One news report states that Germany?s largest companies have begun to
shift/ or think about shifting over a quarter of their jobs overseas.
For example, Siemans is discussing relocating 10,000 jobs, and it is
estimated over 70,000 tech jobs have been outsourced. VonPier has
relocated 35,000 jobs as well.
Economic Growth
-?The German economy picked up gradually during the second half of
2003, led by exports. Investment also rose in the fourth quarter, but
consumer spending remained weak. There was a sustained recovery in
business confidence during the second half of 2003, but this faded
during the first quarter of 2004. Nonetheless, growth picked up to
0.4% in that quarter. After averaging ?0.1% in 2003, our main
scenario is for growth to pick up gradually to around 1.25% in 2004
and around 2% in 2005, assuming a sustained recovery in world trade
growth as well as a gradual revival in German domestic demand. But the
recent relative weakness of business confidence suggests that risks
remain weighted to the downside. Underlying inflation should remain
subdued, given continued relatively modest growth, although this does
mean that real interest rates are somewhat higher in Germany than in
other major Euroland economies. The budget deficit is expected to
remain around 4% of GDP in 2004, with only a slight decline in 2005.?
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/6abca4af3d0dd5f580256c3200344eef#Germany
Divorce rate:
46 Per 100 Marriages
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/gm/People
Crime Rates:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/gm/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=gm
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=gm
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=gm
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=gm
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Sweden
Unemployment:
-The unemployment rate for Sweden went from 6.0% to 6.4% from January
to February 2004. It was at 5.4% in May 2004.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01042004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
Job Shift:
-The reductions in wage costs for jobs, partly due to outsourcing in
recent years in the business sector have had an impact both on total
wages and on the possibility for wage increases. Overall, this has had
a dampening effect on changes in hourly wages. Total wage costs have
slowed down most in the private service sector.
http://www.scb.se/Grupp/ekonomi/_Dokument/EconreportMarch-04.pdf
Economic Growth:
-A great link to the trends and stats for GDP
http://www.scb.se/templates/tableOrChart____36576.asp
-?The economic recovery is progressing slowly, but low inflation has
allowed room for interest rate cuts. The unemployment rate has
continued to rise and employment growth is unlikely to improve
significantly until 2005 despite rising activity levels.
Our main scenario is for GDP growth to pick up from 1.6% in 2003 to
around 2.5% on average in both 2004 and 2005, mainly driven by more
robust consumer spending growth and a pick up in global demand.?
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/6abca4af3d0dd5f580256c3200344eef#Sweden
Divorce rate:
2.4 Per 100 people
http://www.divorcereform.org/gul.html
Crime Rates:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sw/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=sw
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=sw
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=sw
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=sw
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France
Unemployment:
-The unemployment rate for France went from 9.5% to 9.4% from January
to February 2004.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01042004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
**For France and Sweden the definition of unemployed people are those
aged 15 to 74. Following the International Labor Organization (ILO)
definition they are without work, are available to start work within
the next two weeks, and have actively sought employment at some time
during the previous four weeks.**On the Euro Stat site, if you scroll
down, it breaks the unemployment rates down much further, if you?re
interested in that data.
Job Shift:
-As far as job shift in France, it seems that jobs are being created
in France due to job shift. For example:
?France holds 17% of agent positions in western Europe with a
projected growth rate of 26% in 1998-1999. In 1998, there were 75,000
call center agent positions in France with growth projections showing
104,900 agent positions in 2000 and 128,100 positions in 2002. That
leads to a projected 3,000 call centers in France by 2002, nearly
twice the number of call centers that were operating in France in
1997.?
http://www.callcenternews.com/resources/stats_money.shtml
-France represents 12.8 percent of the total European outsourcing market in 2004.
http://www4.gartner.com/5_about/press_releases/asset_63079_11.jsp
Economic Growth:
-?The French economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2004,
continuing the relatively strong recovery seen in the second half of
2003. Domestic demand made the main contributions to growth in the
first quarter of 2004. The earlier improvement in business and
consumer confidence, however, flattened off during the first quarter
of 2004. Growth averaged only 0.5% in 2003, but this should rise back
to around 2% in 2004 and around 2.5% in 2005 in our main scenario,
assuming no major setbacks in the global economy. However, the budget
deficit looks set to remain above 3% of GDP in both 2004 and 2005.
Inflation picked up to 2.4% in April 2004, due to energy price rises,
but underlying inflation should remain under control over the next
year or two in our main scenario.?
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/6abca4af3d0dd5f580256c3200344eef#France
Divorce rate:
2 Per 1000 people
http://www.divorcereform.org/gul.html
Crime:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/fr/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=fr
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=fr
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=fr
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/fr/Religion
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UK
Unemployment:
-Statistics from June 16th, 2004 for the UK show that the unemployment
rate was 4.8 per cent. The number of unemployed people fell, reaching
1.43 million. The number of unemployed men fell to reach 839,000. The
number of unemployed women rose to reach 588,000.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=12
Job Shift:
-Job shift in the UK is on the rise. Europe enjoyed an increase of 66
per cent in contract award values in 2003.
http://www.silicon.com/management/itdirector/0,39024673,39117829,00.htm
-?In Western Europe, the UK is the largest and most mature market,
representing 35 percent of the total European outsourcing market in
2004?
http://www4.gartner.com/5_about/press_releases/asset_63079_11.jsp
-2.3% of the world?s outsourced IT jobs were in the UK.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/3075721
Economic Growth:
-? UK growth picked up speed during the course of 2003, with consumer
and government spending being the main engines of growth, but
investment also showing signs of recovery. The domestic economy
remained relatively strong during the first quarter of 2004, led by
the services sector and retail sales, but manufacturing output fell
back in early 2004 and concerns remain about the build up in consumer
debt levels and a possible future housing market correction. Growth is
expected to accelerate from 2.2% in 2003 to around 3% in 2004 in our
main scenario, but then to moderate to around 2.5% in 2005. Consumer
spending growth is expected to decelerate from recent high levels over
this period as interest rates rise, but investment and exports should
strengthen in this scenario. Inflation is currently well below the
Bank of England's new 2% target for the harmonized EU inflation index
and this is expected to remain the case despite some upward drift in
inflation over the next 12-18 months. In our main scenario, interest
rates are likely to rise further as the economic recovery proceeds,
but this should be a gradual process. Taxes may also need to increase
at some future date to fund longer-term public spending plans while
reducing the budget deficit.?
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/6abca4af3d0dd5f580256c3200344eef#UK
Divorce Rate:
3.08 Per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&id=uk
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/uk/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=uk
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=uk
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=uk
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/uk/Religion
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Poland
Unemployment:
-Poland, as of April 2004, had an unemployment rate of 18.9% of the
highest in the EU.
http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2004/eu/article_2063.shtml
Job Shift:
-Poland has greatly benefited from European firms looking for cheap IT labor.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/24/outsourcing_goes_east/
-The market for IT outsourcing in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and
Poland is set to grow at a compound annual rate of 22.2% to 2007.
http://www.idc-cema.com/events/view.php?event=outsourcing04sp
Economic Growth:
-?The Polish economy strengthened in 2003, with growth expected to
accelerate further to over 4% in 2004 and 2005. Political uncertainty,
however, remains a risk to fiscal stability.?
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/6abca4af3d0dd5f580256c3200344eef#Poland
Divorce rate:
1.1 Per 1000 people
http://www.divorcereform.org/gul.html
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/pl/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=pl
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=pl
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=pl
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/pl/Religion
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Russia
Unemployment:
-As of Dec 2003, the unemployment rate for Russia was 8.4% plus
considerable underemployment. However, in a USA Today article from
April 2004, it states Russia has an unemployment rate of 7%.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/funds/2004-04-04-q1-report-hot-international-markets_x.htm
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html
Job Shift:
-Russia's current revenue from IT outsourcing alone is between $150m
and $200m annually.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/24/outsourcing_goes_east/
Economic Growth:
-Russia as of 2002 had a 4.3% GDP growth rate. As of Jan 1st, 2004.
It was stated at 7.3%. The average since 1995 is 6.5
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html#Econ
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=rs
Divorce Rate:
3.36 Per 1000 people.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs/People
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=rs
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=rs
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=rs
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs/Religion
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Japan
Unemployment:
-As of May 2004 Japan's unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent in May,
the lowest it has been in almost four years
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/1088471440
Job Shift:
-For IT outsourcing spending is forecasted at a rise from $22.6
billion in 2003 to $34.2 billion in 2007
http://www4.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=120346
-?Outsourcing opportunities are expected to grow in Japan's
pharmaceutical markets in 2005 when the government implements a new
law permitting Japanese pharmaceutical firms to outsource all phases
of their manufacturing. The revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, passed
on July 31, 2002 and scheduled for implementation in April 2005, lifts
decades-old restrictions that limited the percentage of Drug Company
outsourcing by requiring firms to manufacture at least part of the
drugs they produced.?
http://www.outsourcing-asia.com/japan.html
Economic Growth:
-GDP was 2.3% as of Jan 1st, 2004.
?Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high
technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP)
helped Japan advance with extraordinary rapidity to the rank of
second-most-technologically-powerful economy in the world after the US
and third-largest economy after the US and China. One notable
characteristic of the economy is the working together of
manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors in closely-knit groups
called keiretsu. A second basic feature has been the guarantee of
lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor
force. Both features are now eroding. Industry, the most important
sector of the economy, is heavily dependent on imported raw materials
and fuels. The much smaller agricultural sector is highly subsidized
and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world.
Usually self-sufficient in rice, Japan must import about 50% of its
requirements of other grain and fodder crops. Japan maintains one of
the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the
global catch. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been
spectacular: a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s,
and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s,
averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of
overinvestment during the late 1980s and contractionary domestic
policies intended to wring speculative excesses from the stock and
real estate markets. Government efforts to revive economic growth have
met with little success and were further hampered in 2000-2003 by the
slowing of the US, European, and Asian economies. Japan's huge
government debt, which is approaching 150% of GDP, and the ageing of
the population are two major long-run problems. Robotics constitutes a
key long-term economic strength with Japan possessing 410,000 of the
world's 720,000 "working robots." Internal conflict over the proper
way to reform the ailing banking system continues.?
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/eco_eco_ove&id=ja
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html#Econ
Divorce Rate:
31 Per 100 marriages.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ja/People
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ja/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=ja
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=ja
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=ja
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ja/Religion
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China
Unemployment:
-As of Dec 2003, urban unemployment was estimated at 10% with
substantial unemployment/underemployment in rural areas. However,
according to this article, it paints a different picture.
?Zheng Silin, minister of labor and social security, declared that the
Chinese government will cut back the registered urban unemployment
rate to 4.7 percent next year, up by 0.2 percent on this year.?
http://www1.china.org.cn/english/2003/Dec/83380.htm
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html#Econ
Job Shift
-Here is a great article on predictions for China?s outsourcing market.
http://www.outsourcing-asia.com/china.html
-?ConnectITChina, a Shanghai consultancy, estimates China's software
outsourcing revenue will more than double, to $5 billion, by 2005.
Gartner Inc. predicts that by 2007 China will pull in $27 billion for
IT services, including call centers and back-office work, matching
India.?
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_31/b3844132_mz033.htm
-China got 2.1% of the world?s outsourced IT jobs.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/3075721
Economic Growth:
-China had a GDP of 8% in 2002. It was at 9.1% as of as of Jan 1st, 2004.
?Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis, China in 2003
stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US,
although in per capita terms the country is still poor.?
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html#Econ
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=ch
Divorce Rate:
0.79 Per 1000 people.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ch/People
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ch/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=ch
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=ch
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=ch
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ch/Religion
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Australia
Unemployment:
-As of May 2004, the unemployment rate was 5.6% which then decreased
by 0.1% to 5.5%. The male unemployment rate decreased by 0.1%, but the
rounded estimate remained at 5.5%. The female rate decreased by 0.2%
to 5.5%.
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/9ff2997ae0f762d2ca2568a90013934c?OpenDocument
Job Shift
-Australia seems to be losing jobs though, due to outsourcing
?Telstra, Australia?s largest telecommunications provider announced in
March it would outsource some of its IT services to Indian company
Satyam, at the cost of 450 local jobs. Last year, the company
outsourced 600 IT jobs to India. This month, Qantas signed a deal
worth more than $1 billion to outsource IT and data centre services to
IBM and Telstra. The deal will result in the destruction of more than
190 jobs.?
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/jobs-m24.shtml
Economic Growth:
-GDP was 2.8% as of Jan 1st, 2004. In 2002, it was 3.6. They seem to
be on a downtrend.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=as
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html#Econ
Divorce Rate:
2.52 Per 1000 people.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as/People
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=as
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=as
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=as
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as/Religion
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Mexico
Unemployment:
-Mexico's open, or base, unemployment rate fell to 3.48 percent during
May from 3.58 percent in April. The URL for this site is from the
Google Cache, as the link to the actual page is broken.
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:OnePmhcAoeYJ:about.reuters.com/dynamic/countrypages/mexico/1087935108nN22184572.ASP+Mexico+unemployment+rate+2004&hl=en
-You can also review this article for information on the March to April change
http://www.forbes.com/personalfinance/funds/newswire/2004/05/19/rtr1377694.html
Job Shift:
-?Mexico experienced economic growth rates of 3.4 percent in the late
90s mostly as a result of US outsourcing raising Mexican exports. The
lower costs of employment in Mexico, and other South American
countries, have forced corporations to downsize their US operations,
and move manufacturing facilities to foreign countries, just to stay
competitive.?
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/n/d/ndd117/engl/report.html
-2.0% of the world?s outsourced IT jobs went to Mexico.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/3075721
Economic Growth:
- As of 2002, the GDP was 0.7% (Est.). As of Jan 1st, 2004, it was 1.2%
?Trade with the US and Canada has tripled since the implementation of
NAFTA in 1994. Real GDP growth was a weak -0.3% in 2001, 0.9% in 2002,
and 1.2% in 2003, with the US slowdown the principal cause.?
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html#Econ
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=mx
Divorce Rate:
0.33 Per 1000 people.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx/People
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx/Crime
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=mx
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=mx
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=mx
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=mx
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Brazil
Unemployment:
-As of May 2004, Brazil's unemployment rate fell sharply to 12.2%
percent in May. This is down from 13.1 percent in April, which was a 2
and 1/2 year high for unemployment in Brazil.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5506394
-Here is a graph showing you the rate from 1995 to present.
http://www.latin-focus.com/latinfocus/countries/brazil/braunemp.htm
Job Shift:
-Possessing large and well-developed agricultural, mining,
manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil's economy outweighs that of
all other South American countries and is expanding its presence in
world market partially due to outsourcing. Many jobs from other
countries have been placed in Brazil due to low wages.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html#Econ
Economic Growth:
-0.1% as of Jan 1st, 2004. In 2002, it was 1.5%
?Possessing large and well-developed agricultural, mining,
manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil's economy outweighs that of
all other South American countries and is expanding its presence in
world markets. From 2001-03 real wages fell and Brazil's economy grew,
on average, only 1.1% per year, as the country absorbed a series of
domestic and international economic shocks?
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html#Econ
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=br
Divorce Rate:
0.26 Per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/br/People
Crime Rate:
http://brazil.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
(Nation Master had no stats for this country)
Population trends and info:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=br
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=br
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=br
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/br/Religion
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North America
Unemployment:
-Using the data from the top 100 countries, the weighted average
unemployment rate is 4.51%.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-B/lab_une_rat/NAM
Job Shift:
-META Group expects the North American outsourcing market to grow at
15 percent to 20 percent annually.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/1470381
Economic Growth:
Country
Description
1. Canada
3.3% (2002 est.)
2. United States
2.4% (2002 est.)
3. Mexico
0.7% (2002 est.)
4. Bermuda
0.5% (2002 est.)
Weighted Average
2.05
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=NAM
Divorce Rate:
Country
Description
1. United States
4.95
2. Canada
2.46
3. Mexico
0.33
Weighted Average 3.63 per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&id=NAM
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_tot_cri&int=-1&id=NAM
Population rates and trends:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=NAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=NAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_in_201&int=-1&id=NAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=NAM
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=NAM
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South America
Unemployment:
-Using the data from the top 100 countries, the weighted average
unemployment rate is 10.76%.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lab_une_rat/SAM
Job Shift:
-1.9% of the world?s outsourced IT jobs went to S. America.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/3075721
Economic Growth:
Country
Description
1. Peru
5.3% (2002 est.)
2. Ecuador
3.4% (2002 est.)
3. Bolivia
2.8% (2002 est.)
4. Chile
2.1% (2002 est.)
5. Brazil
1.5% (2002 est.)
6. Colombia
1.5% (2002 est.)
7. Suriname
1.2% (2002 est.)
8. Guyana
1.1% (2002 est.)
9. Paraguay
-2.7% (2002 est.)
10. Venezuela
-8.9% (2002 est.)
11. Uruguay
-10.8% (2002 est.)
12. Argentina
-10.9% (2002 est.)
Weighted Average -0.29
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=SAM
Divorce Rate:
Country
Description
1. Ecuador
0.42
2. Chile
0.38
3. Brazil
0.26
Weighted Average 0.28 per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&int=-1&id=SAM
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/cri_tot_cri&int=-1&id=SAM
Population rates and trends:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=SAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=SAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_in_201&int=-1&id=SAM
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=SAM
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=sam
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Europe
Unemployment:
-Using the date form the top 100 countries, the weighted average
unemployment rate is 9.98%
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lab_une_rat/EUR
Job Shift:
-Gartner expects BPO (business process outsourcing) in Europe to reach
?43.1 billion (US $38.3 billion) in 2002 and grow to ?72 billion (US
$64 billion) by 2005.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/1470381
Economic Growth
Country
Description
1. Man, Isle of
13.5%
2. Liechtenstein
11% (1999 est.)
3. Faroe Islands
10% (2001 est.)
4. San Marino
7.5% (2001 est.)
5. Albania
7.3% (2002 est.)
6. Ireland
6.9% (2002 est.)
7. Lithuania
6.7% (2002 est.)
8. Moldova
6.5% (2002 est.)
9. Latvia
6.1% (2002 est.)
10. Estonia
6% (2002 est.)
11. Guernsey
5.7% (1999 est.)
12. Croatia
5.2% (2002 est.)
13. Romania
4.9% (2002 est.)
14. Bulgaria
4.8% (2002 est.)
15. Belarus
4.7% (2002 est.)
16. Slovakia
4.4% (2002 est.)
17. Serbia and Montenegro
4% (2002 est.)
18. Greece
4% (2002 est.)
19. Andorra
3.8% (2000 est.)
20. Hungary
3.3% (2002 est.)
21. Slovenia
3.2% (2002 est.)
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.3% (2002 est.)
23. Czech Republic
2% (2002 est.)
24. Spain
2% (2002 est.)
25. Sweden
1.9% (2002 est.)
26. United Kingdom
1.8% (2002 est.)
27. Finland
1.6% (2002 est.)
28. Denmark
1.6% (2002 est.)
29. Poland
1.4% (2002 est.)
30. France
1.2% (2002 est.)
31. Malta
1.2% (2002 est.)
32. Austria
1.1% (2002 est.)
33. Norway
1% (2002 est.)
34. Belgium
0.7% (2002 est.)
35. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
0.7% (2002 est.)
36. Portugal
0.4% (2002 est.)
37. Luxembourg
0.4% (2002 est.)
38. Italy
0.4% (2002 est.)
39. Netherlands
0.2% (2002 est.)
40. Germany
0.2% (2002 est.)
41. Switzerland
0.1% (2002 est.)
Weighted Average 1.77
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=EUR
Divorce Rate:
Country
Description
1. United Kingdom
3.08
2. Denmark
2.81
3. Finland
1.85
4. Portugal
0.88
5. Albania
0.83
6. Greece
0.76
7. Italy
0.27
Weighted Average 1.6 per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&int=-1&id=EUR
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/cri_tot_cri&int=-1&id=EUR
Population rates and trends:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=EUR
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=EUR
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_in_201&int=-1&id=EUR
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=EUR
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=eur
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Asia
Unemployment:
-Asia is at 6.6% weighted average for the top 100 countries. Southeast
Asia is at 21.85% weighted average. Overall, that is an average of
14.225% overall for Asia.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lab_une_rat/SEA
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lab_une_rat/ASI
Job Shift:
-?Outsourcing of human resource functions in Asia Pacific grew 17.52
per cent annually between 1999 and 2004 and will touch $2.56 billion
by the end of this year, according to a study.?
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13483953
-8.5% of the world?s outsourced IT jobs went to Asia.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/markets/b2b/print.php/3075721
Economic Growth:
Country
Description
1. Turkmenistan
21.1% (2002 est.)
2. Armenia
12.9% (2002 est.)
3. Azerbaijan
10.6% (2002 est.)
4. Kazakhstan
9.5% (2002 est.)
5. Tajikistan
9.1% (2002 est.)
6. China
8% (official data) (2002 est.)
7. Bhutan
7.7% (2002 est.)
8. Korea, South
6.3% (2002 est.)
9. Georgia
5.4% (2002 est.)
10. Kyrgyzstan
5.3% (2002 est.)
11. Bangladesh
4.8% (2002 est.)
12. Pakistan
4.4% (FY01/02 est.)
13. Russia
4.3% (2002 est.)
14. India
4.3% (2002 est.)
15. Uzbekistan
4.2% (2002 est.)
16. Mongolia
3.9% (2002 est.)
17. Sri Lanka
3.2% (2002 est.)
18. Maldives
2.3% (2002 est.)
19. Korea, North
1% (2002 est.)
20. Japan
0.2% (2002 est.)
21. Nepal
-0.6% (2002 est.)
Weighted Average 5.75
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_rea_gro_rat&id=ASI
Divorce Rate:
Country
Description
1. Russia
3.36
2. China
0.79
3. Mongolia
0.37
4. Sri Lanka
0.15
Weighted Average 1.04 per 1000 people
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&int=-1&id=SEA
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_div_rat&int=-1&id=ASI
Crime Rate:
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/cri_tot_cri&int=-1&id=ASI
http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/cri_tot_cri&int=-1&id=SEA
Population rates and trends:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=ASI
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=ASI
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_in_201&int=-1&id=ASI
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=ASI
Population rates and trends:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop&int=-1&id=SEA
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_gro_rat&int=-1&id=SEA
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pop_in_201&int=-1&id=SEA
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_pro_pop_gro&int=-1&id=SEA
Religious Involvement:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=asi
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/rel_rel&int=-1&id=sea
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****For Economic Growth information for many of your European
countries, please view this PDF information.
http://www.pwc.com/Extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/4bd5f76b48e282738525662b00739e22/7bdbfef5108e2d2280256b3700442e7f/$FILE/EEO%20June%202004.pdf
****For more information on Divorce Rates, please go to:
http://www.divorcereform.org/gul.html
**** As far as optimism, it?s one of those things that vary depending
on whom you talk to. I?m going to include a few links here regarding
articles that talk about optimism within a country in various areas,
so that you can find the ones that best suit your needs.
US:
http://www.gallup.com/content/login.aspx?ci=10168
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aVcpUOS30LbI&refer=us
Germany:
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20040628-092021-3368r.htm
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20040628-092021-3368r.htm
Sweden:
http://www.bas.stockholm.se//templates/PageNews.aspx?id=2699
http://www.bas.stockholm.se//templates/PageNews.aspx?id=2703
France:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aUetDO4VtlNY&refer=home
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html
***Under the background section there is optimistic information about the country.
UK?
http://www.clearlybusiness.com/cb/articles/nf_10850625853112.jsp
http://www.startups.co.uk/YQfZTEdoS63Ijg.html
http://www.creativematch.co.uk/viewnews.cfm?newsref=102573
Poland:
http://www.e-warsaw.pl/new/index.php?dzial=aktualnosci&ak_id=133&kat=1
http://www.masterpage.com.pl/outlook/artyk3.html
http://www.ibngr.edu.pl/pdf/opinie/kom_36.pdf
http://www.paiz.gov.pl/oldpai/biul_ekon/no48_2003.htm
Russia:
http://www.capitallinkrussia.com/news/20040610170835.html
http://www.raaad.org/article.php?sid=117
http://www.cbonds.info/eng/comments/view_comment.php/params/id/4805
Japan:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aT.piw5pW5vI&refer=japan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3531595.stm
http://www.swipartnership.com/articles/2004_05_31.htm
China:
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=535187§ion=finance
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&refer=asia&sid=ak6cNMM7KY88
Australia:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/06/1089000157484.html?oneclick=true
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=arUy3NTp9KEw&refer=australia
http://www.consumerfutures.com/gtbs/main/main.php?id=100000040&country_id=0&lang=en&page=50
Mexico:
http://www.thebanker.com/news/categoryfront.php/id/214/Mexico.html
Brazil:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=a7cwQhH22W1Q&refer=latin_america
(This link also applies to Mexico)
North America:
http://www.economist.com/theworldin/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2187654
(Has some great global information as well)
http://static.highbeam.com/d/dieselprogressnorthamericanedition/december012003/reasonsforoptimisminconstructionmachinerymarketsno/
http://www.foodinfonet.com/infoservice/browse.asp?categoryid=619
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040617/nyth096_1.html
http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=2073854
South America:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=abqLeehGl6_o&refer=latin_america
http://ecen.com/eee12/otmcrisis.htm
Europe:
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/ani/ani116.html
http://www.radtech-europe.com/ecj2004.html
Asia:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&refer=asia&sid=ak6cNMM7KY88
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_26-9-2003_pg5_19
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200209/26/eng20020926_103896.shtml
If this answer requires further explanation, please request
clarification before rating it, and I'll be happy to look into this
further.
Nenna-GA
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