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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 19% (1988)
1991 26% (1990 est.)
1992 30% (1991 est.)
1993 35% (1992 est.)
1994 22% (1993 est.)
1995 30% (1994 est.)
1996 25% (1995 est.)
1997 28% (1996 est.)
1998 28% (1997 est.)
1999 30% (1998 est.)
2000 30% (1999 est.)
2001 30% (1999 est.)
2002 34% (2001 est.)
2003 31% (2002 est.)
2004 26.2% (2003 est.)
2005 25.4% (2004 est.)
2006 17.1% (2005 est.)
2007 15.7% (2006 est.)
2008 11.8% (2007 est.)
2009 12.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 11.8% (2007 est.)
2010 9.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 10.2% (2009 est.)
2011 10% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 10.2% (2009 est.)
2012 10.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 10% (2011 est.)
2013 10.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 10% (2011 est.)
2014 10.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 10.7% (2012 est.)
2015 10.6% (2014 est.) | 9.8% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
2016 11.2% (2015 est.) | 10.6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127
2017 10.5% (2016 est.) | 11.2% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
2018 11.7% (2017 est.) | 10.5% (2016 est.)
2019 11.7% (2017 est.) | 10.5% (2016 est.)
2020 11.7% (2017 est.) | 10.5% (2016 est.)
2021 11.7% (2017 est.) 10.5% (2016 est.)
2022 11.7% (2017 est.) 10.5% (2016 est.)
2023 12.7% (2021 est.) 12.55% (2020 est.) 10.51% (2019 est.)
2024 11.81% (2023 est.) 12.44% (2022 est.) 13.61% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 11.5% (2024 est.) 11.8% (2023 est.) 12.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment