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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 2.5% (December 1989)
1991 4.4% (1990)
1992 4.3% (1991)
1993 5.9% (1992)
1994 4.9% (1993)
1995 4.9% (1993)
1996 5% (1995 est.)
1997 5.2% (1996 est.)
1998 7% (1997 est.)
1999 8.5% (1998 est.)
2000 7.5% (1999 est.)
2001 7.1% (2000 est.)
2002 6.4% (2001 est.)
2003 6.4% (2001 est.)
2004 12.3% (2003 est.)
2005 11.5% (2004 est.)
2006 9.8% (2005 est.)
2007 9.6% (2006 est.)
2008 9.3% (2007 est.)
2009 7.9% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 9.3% (2007 est.)
2010 7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 8.1% (2009 est.)
2011 6.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 8.1% (2009 est.)
2012 6.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 6% (2011 est.)
2013 5.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 6% (2011 est.)
2014 5.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 5.5% (2012 est.)
2015 4.8% (2014 est.) | 5.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57
2016 9% (2015 est.) | 6.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104
2017 11.3% (2016 est.) | 9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
2018 12.8% (2017 est.) | 11.3% (2016 est.)
2019 12.8% (2017 est.) | 11.3% (2016 est.)
2020 11.93% (2019 est.) | 12.26% (2018 est.)
2021 11.93% (2019 est.) 12.26% (2018 est.)
2022 11.93% (2019 est.) 12.26% (2018 est.)
2023 14.4% (2021 est.) 13.69% (2020 est.) 11.93% (2019 est.)
2024 7.95% (2023 est.) 9.23% (2022 est.) 13.16% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 7.7% (2024 est.) 8% (2023 est.) 9.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment