Le taux eleve de chomage reste toutefois preoccupant et, en depit de quelques signes d'amelioration, il devrait encore connaitre en moyenne, une augmentation en 1985 (de 10,9 % en 1984 a 11,2 % probablement).
Unemployment, however, is still at a worryingly high level and, taking the average for 1985, will rise slightly (from 10.9% in 1984 to an estimated 11.2%) although there are some signs of improvement.