The following table demonstrates the unemployment rate in the workforce of nine countries between 1994 and 2004.

The following table demonstrates the unemployment rate in the workforce of nine countries between 1994 and 2004. Overall, while the rate of unemployed workers decreased in the majority of Europe and the Americas, unemployment remained a growing concern in Poland, Germany, Australia, and Japan. By examining the European Union's member states, it is clear that the majority saw declines in the proportion of unemployed employees. Ireland has seen the most dramatic transformation in the last decade. In 2004, the nation with the greatest unemployment rate in 1994 became one with the lowest, falling from 14. 8 percent to 4. 4 percent, less than one-third of the previous figure. Likewise, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the American nations all had similar decreases of around 2 to 5%. On the other hand, the proportion of idle workers in the other two Central European nations increased after a decade. Poland's proportion, in particular, increased to 19%, becoming the highest number and the only data point over 10% in 2004. Germany's data, despite rising to become the second-highest number at 9. 4 percent, was worth less than half of Poland's. Despite the same pattern, the Asia-Pacific region went under slightly different experience, as their statistics stayed stable and their rankings remained low.