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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 12% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1988)
1991 15% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1989)
1992 15% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1989)
1993 15% (30-40% underemployed) (1989)
1994 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992)
1995 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992)
1996 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992)
1997 15%; underemployed about 40% (1996 est.)
1998 6.3% (1997); underemployed 30% (1997 est.)
1999 6.3% (1997); underemployed 30% (1997 est.)
2000 12% (1999); underemployed 30% (1997 est.)
2001 28% (2000 est.)
2002 28% (2001 est.)
2003 28% (2002 est.)
2004 27.5% (2003 est.)
2005 28.5% (2004 est.)
2006 28% (2005 est.)
2007 27.9% (2006 est.)
2008 27.8% (2007 est.)
2009 3.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 note: high level of underemployment with up to a third of the labor force seeking more work.
2010 5.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 3.2% (2009 est.) note: about 36% are unemployed or underemployed
2011 5.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 3.2% (2009 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2012 4.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 4.9% (2011 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2013 4.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 4.3% (2011 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2014 4.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 43 4.4% (2012 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2015 4.5% (2014 est.) | 4.5% (2013 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 40
2016 4.1% (2015 est.) | 4.3% (2014 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 37
2017 6.3% (2016 est.) | 4.1% (2015 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 42
2018 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2019 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2020 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2021 5.6% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2022 5.6% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2023 8.51% (2021 est.) 8.37% (2020 est.) 5.7% (2019 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
2024 6.06% (2023 est.) 7.04% (2022 est.) 7.94% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 6.1% (2024 est.) 6.1% (2023 est.) 8.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment