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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 9.0% (1989 est.)
1991 10.4% (urban areas 1990) (1990)
1992 10.5% (1991)
1993 10% (1992)
1994 7.9% (1993 est.)
1995 7.9% (1994 est.)
1996 9.5% (1995)
1997 11.5% (yearend 1996)
1998 12.2% (1997 est.)
1999 15.7% (1998 est.)
2000 20% (1999 est.)
2001 20% (2000 est.)
2002 17% (2001 est.)
2003 17.4% (2002 est.)
2004 14.2% (2003 est.)
2005 13.6% (2004 est.)
2006 11.8% (2005 est.)
2007 11.1% (2006 est.)
2008 11.2% (2007 est.)
2009 11.3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 11.2% (2007 est.)
2010 11.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 123 12% (2009 est.)
2011 11.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 12% (2009 est.)
2012 10.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 10.8% (2011 est.)
2013 10.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 10.8% (2011 est.)
2014 9.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 10.4% (2012 est.)
2015 9.1% (2014 est.) | 9.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 105
2016 8.9% (2015 est.) | 9.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 102
2017 9.3% (2017 est.) | 9.2% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 120
2018 9.3% (2017 est.) | 9.2% (2016 est.)
2019 9.3% (2017 est.) | 9.2% (2016 est.)
2020 10.5% (2019 est.) | 9.68% (2018 est.)
2021 10.5% (2019 est.) 9.68% (2018 est.)
2022 10.5% (2019 est.) 9.68% (2018 est.)
2023 14.34% (2021 est.) 15.04% (2020 est.) 9.96% (2019 est.)
2024 9.57% (2023 est.) 10.55% (2022 est.) 13.9% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 9.7% (2024 est.) 9.6% (2023 est.) 10.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment