Statistics released by the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2006 show that Japan's rate of unemployment for those between 15 and 24 was 8.0 %, America's was 10.5 %, Germany's was 13.5 %, Belgium's was 18.9 %, and France's and Italy's surpassed 20 %.
根據經濟合作暨發展組織 (OECD) 2006 年公布的資料，日本 15 至 24 歲的失業率為 8.0 %、美國 10.5 %、德國 13.5 %、比利時 18.9 %，法國和義大利等國更超過 2 成。