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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 labor shortage
1991 NA%, but increasing
1992 5-6% (1991 est.)
1993 5%-6% (1991 est.)
1994 2.5% (1993 est)
1995 23% (1993)
1996 23% (1993)
1997 11% (1996 est.)
1998 11% (1996 est.)
1999 5% (1998 est.)
2000 5% (1998 est.)
2001 1% (October 2000)
2002 1% (October 2000 )
2003 1% (October 2000)
2004 1% (October 2000)
2005 1% (October 2000)
2006 1% (October 2000)
2007 2.1% (2006)
2008 2.1% (2006)
2009 1.4% (2007) country comparison to the world: 7 2.1% (2006)
2010 3.9% (2009) country comparison to the world: 34 1.2% (2008)
2011 3.9% (2009) country comparison to the world: 34 1.2% (2008)
2012 6.8% (2011) country comparison to the world: 72 5.7% (2010)
2013 6.8% (2011) country comparison to the world: 72 5.7% (2010)
2014 6.8% (2011) country comparison to the world: 71 5.7% (2010)
2015 5.5% (2012) | 6.8% (2011) | country comparison to the world: 58
2016 2.9% (2015 est.) | 3.1% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 20
2017 2.8% (2016 est.) | 2.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28
2018 2.2% (2017 est.) | 3.4% (2016 est.)
2019 2.2% (2017 est.) | 3.4% (2016 est.)
2020 2.2% (2017 est.) | 3.4% (2016 est.)
2021 2.2% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)
2022 2.2% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)
2023 2.2% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)
2024 2.2% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)