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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 5.3% (1989)
1991 5.6% (1990)
1992 6.5% (1991)
1993 4.9% (1992)
1994 5.1% (1993 est.)
1995 6% (1994 est.)
1996 5.4% (1995 est.)
1997 6.5% (1996 est.)
1998 6.1% (1997)
1999 6.4% (1998)
2000 9% (1999)
2001 9% (December 2000)
2002 10.1% (2001) (2001)
2003 9.2% (2002)
2004 8.5% (2003 est.)
2005 8.5% (2004 est.)
2006 8.1% (2005 est.)
2007 7.8% (2006 est.)
2008 7% (2007 est.)
2009 7.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 7% (2007 est.)
2010 8.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 9.6% (2009 est.)
2011 7.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 9.6% (2009 est.)
2012 6.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 6.6% (2011 est.)
2013 6.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 6.6% (2011 est.)
2014 6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 6.3% (2012 est.)
2015 6.4% (2014 est.) | 6% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 68
2016 6.3% (2015 est.) | 6.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73
2017 6.5% (2016 est.) | 6.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 86
2018 6.7% (2017 est.) | 6.5% (2016 est.)
2019 6.7% (2017 est.) | 6.5% (2016 est.)
2020 7.22% (2019 est.) | 7.33% (2018 est.)
2021 7.22% (2019 est.) 7.33% (2018 est.)
2022 7.22% (2019 est.) 7.33% (2018 est.)
2023 9.13% (2021 est.) 11.18% (2020 est.) 7.29% (2019 est.)
2024 9.04% (2023 est.) 8.3% (2022 est.) 9.33% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 9.1% (2024 est.) 9.1% (2023 est.) 8.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment