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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 0.2% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers
1994 0.7% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers (December 1993)
1995 0.9% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of other unemployed and underemployed workers (December 1994)
1996 2.3% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed workers (December 1995)
1997 1.1% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed workers (December 1996)
1998 20% (1996 est.)
1999 20% (1996 est.)
2000 20% (1999 est.)
2001 20% (1999 est.)
2002 16% (official rate is 1.1% for 2002) (2001 est.)
2003 16% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)
2004 1.1% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)
2005 1.2% (official rate) (2004 est.)
2006 1.1% official rate (2005 est.)
2007 1.2% official rate (2006 est.)
2008 1% official rate (2007 est.)
2009 0.9% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 1% (2007 est.)
2010 0.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 6% (2009 est.)
2011 1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 0.9% (2009 est.)
2012 1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 6% (2011 est.)
2013 5.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 5.4% (2011 est.)
2014 6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 5.7% (2012 est.)
2015 5.4% (2014 est.) | 5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57
2016 5.3% (2015 est.) | 5.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59
2017 6% (2016 est.) | 5.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76
2018 5% (2017 est.) | 5% (2016 est.)
2019 5% (2017 est.) | 5% (2016 est.)
2020 5% (2017 est.) | 5% (2016 est.)
2021 5% (2017 est.) 5% (2016 est.)
2022 5% (2017 est.) 5% (2016 est.)
2023 6.58% (2021 est.) 6.46% (2020 est.) 4.85% (2019 est.)
2024 5.64% (2023 est.) 5.65% (2022 est.) 6.04% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 5.6% (2024 est.) 5.7% (2023 est.) 5.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment