The high unemployment rate among women was a reflection of Latvia's overall unemployment rate, which stood at 10.6 per cent.

In 2001 the overall illiteracy rate was 20.5 per cent, with the rate for women being slightly below that for men.

Ms. Šimonović expressed concern at the high overall illiteracy rate and asked what steps were being taken to reduce the rate.

The overall vacancy rate in the Department was 3.8 per cent compared to a budgeted vacancy rate of 6.5 per cent.

Furthermore, the overall support cost reimbursement rate is declining for reasons mentioned earlier.

The overall literacy rate in Pakistan has been improving although at a slow pace.

During the reporting period, the overall vacancy rate in the office was 5 per cent.

Improvement in the rate of redeployment is important for the overall capacity, robustness and effectiveness of SDS.

The indigenous background of female prisoners was assessed as a factor in the overall female imprisonment rate.

As a result of these developments, the overall rate of disbursement against the approved Mission budget dropped.

The huge surge in the GDP growth rate of the more diversified economies brought overall per capita income up to its highest rate of 2.7 per cent.

A 15 tax would raise 300 billion. The choice of tax rate would be part of the negotiation over how far to reduce the overall US corporate tax rate.

For chemicals included in Annex III prior to entry into force of the Convention, there were 1,690 responses, an overall response rate of 74.5 per cent, while for those chemicals added at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, for which a response is required by 30 October 2005, there were 427 responses, an overall response rate of 46 per cent, leading to an overall response rate for all of those chemicals of 66 per cent.

The reduced requirements were due mainly to an overall actual vacancy rate of 18.2 per cent experienced for international staff, compared with an 8 per cent vacancy rate in the budget.

Unemployment gap between Jews and Palestinians in Israel Since 1996, the overall unemployment rate in Israel has been rising steadily.

The overall birth rate dropped from 2.28 in 2000, 2.25 in 2001, and 2.28 in 2002, to 2.13 in 2003.

The overall objective is to reduce the general mortality rate by 40 per cent by 2010, to 21 per thousand.

The high illiteracy rate among working age women has numerous adverse effects on domestic health, children's education levels and overall economic development.

However, Indonesia has achieved progress in reducing gender disparity in the overall literacy rate and as well as primary and secondary education participation.

The overall rate of inflation in developing economies of the ESCAP region was unchanged from the previous year at 4.8 per cent in 2004.

Consequently, it would only be possible to report on the overall compliance rate at the end of the main part of the current session.

Labor markets have tightened significantly, with the overall unemployment rate down to 5.4 . The unemployment rate among those who have been unemployed for less than six months a key indicator of inflation pressure is down to 3.8 .

The overall poverty rate (Low Income Cutoffs After Tax) for Newfoundland and Labrador has decreased from 12.8 percent in 2000 to 9.6 percent in 2002.

The very active role of the Audit Coordinator in the follow up process is one major factor that has contributed to the overall positive implementation rate.

In 2003, the overall infant mortality rate was 5.1 (compared to 5.5 in 2001). Pursuant to specific data for 2002, the rate was 4.0 in the Jewish population, 9.1 among Muslims, 2.8 among Christians and 7.0 in the Druze Population.

This is due to rough living conditions in the illegal villages and the high rate of consanguineous marriage (60 overall, with 40 being of the first degree).

The Committee was informed that the overall vacancy rate in 2004 was 11.7 per cent, with a 15.5 per cent rate for staff in the Professional and higher categories and 9.2 per cent for staff in the General Service and related categories.

We are pleased to note that the overall implementation rate of the Agency's technical cooperation activities in Pakistan during 2004 achieved a record high of 75.8 per cent.

Higher levels of educational attainment improve overall economic wellbeing and prosperity, lower retirement burdens, and enhance social mobility and satisfaction. The unemployment rate for college graduates in the US, at 2.5 , is roughly one third the rate for those without a high school diploma.

He noted with satisfaction that the overall import response rate for Parties had improved, but expressed disappointment that a number of Parties had not yet provided any import responses.

The overall economic performance of countries from the West African Monetary Union zone grew by only 2.8 per cent in 2004 against a projected growth rate of 4.1 per cent.

Since 2007, the US current account deficit has narrowed, but not because of a higher savings rate. Rather, the external deficit has been squeezed by a collapse in investment activity, while America s overall savings rate has fallen below 13 of GDP, owing to worsening government finances.

In fact, according to International Monetary Fund data, the current overall global investment rate, at 24.5 of world GDP, is near the top of its long term range. The issue is not a lack of overall investment, but the fact that a disproportionate share of it comes from China.

The overall CPI is actually slightly lower now than it was a year ago, implying a negative inflation rate. A major reason is the decline in gasoline and other energy prices.

Recent research also indicates that increases in demand that would cause a further reduction in the current unemployment rate would boost the inflation rate. An important study co authored by Alan Krueger of Princeton University, who served as Chairman of President Obama s Council of Economic Advisers until last year, showed that the inflation rate reflects the level of short term unemployment (lasting less than six months), rather than the overall unemployment rate.

Only thanks to stubbornly persistent inflation has Italy s nominal GDP managed to remain constant. Overall unemployment has climbed to 12 , while the rate for youth not attending school has soared to 44 .

The utilization of working hours among rural women at working age has increased rather slowly, 73.71 in 2000, 75.25 in 2002 and 77.74 in 2003, lower than the overall rate of 77.94 .

But the overall rate is falling. My friend s young daughter, who recently asked if she would ever have in and out teeth like her grandparents, can be relatively confident that she will not.

At present, almost 94.5 per cent of Vietnamese children are enrolled in primary schools, and the overall rate for girls is only a fraction of a percentage point less than that of boys.

The same was the case in some countries where the overall execution rate appeared to be stable, for instance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, Thailand and Uganda.

Recent figures from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics indicate that construction in West Bank and Gaza settlements during the first quarter of 2005 significantly exceeded the overall rate of construction in Israel.

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