Table 8 Union coverage ratio

From: Who bears the cost of the business cycle? Labor-market institutions and volatility of the youth unemployment rate

Year	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Australia					84	85	81.5	80.5	83
Austria								98.8	98
Belgium						90	91.5	90.5	93
Canada					38.5	39	38	35.3	32
Denmark						74	71	71.3	83
Finland		95	95	95	94	95	94	94.7	93
France					84	92	92.5	94.7	93
Germany			90	90	87	90	86.5	88	68
Ireland
Italy			88	85	84	85	83	82.2	83
Japan					28	25.5	23	20.5	18
Netherland							73	84.7	83
New Zealand							65	30.5	28
Norway				65	71.5	70	71.5	70.5	73
Portugal					71.5	73.8	76	73	83
Spain					65.5	70	74.5	78.8	83
Sweden					83	83.8	84.5	89.7	93
Switzerland								51.3	43
United Kingdom						62	48.5	38.8	33
US	29	27	27	24	23.5	21	18	16.5	14

Note: Ratio of workers covered by collective agreements (%).
Values after year 2000 are extrapolated using the value in 2000 in the course of estimation.
Source: Nickell (2006).

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