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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 0.5% of officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers
1994 1.4% officially registered unemployed (December 1993); large numbers of underemployed workers
1995 1.4% officially registered unemployed (December 1993); large numbers of underemployed workers
1996 2.6% officially registered unemployed (December 1994); large numbers of underemployed workers
1997 3.1% officially registered unemployed (December 1996); large numbers of underemployed workers
1998 3.3% officially registered unemployed (July 1997); large numbers of underemployed workers
1999 2.3% officially registered unemployed (December 1998); large number of underemployed workers
2000 2.3% officially registered unemployed (December 1998); large number of underemployed workers
2001 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers
2002 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers
2003 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers
2004 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers (2003 est.)
2005 2% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2004)
2006 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
2007 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
2008 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
2009 1.6% (2005) country comparison to the world: 12 note: officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2010 1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2011 1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2012 1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2013 1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2014 1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2015 0.7% (2014 est.) | 1% (2009 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 5
2016 0.7% (2014 est.) | 0.5% (2013 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 3
2017 1% (2016 est.) | 1% (2015 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 4
2018 0.8% (2017 est.) | 1% (2016 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2019 0.8% (2017 est.) | 1% (2016 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2020 0.8% (2017 est.) | 1% (2016 est.) | note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2021 0.8% (2017 est.) 1% (2016 est.) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2022 0.8% (2017 est.) 1% (2016 est.) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2023 4.74% (2021 est.) 4.77% (2020 est.) 4.16% (2019 est.) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
2024 3.57% (2023 est.) 3.57% (2022 est.) 3.9% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 3.4% (2024 est.) 3.5% (2023 est.) 3.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment