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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 50% (1988 est.)
1991 25-50% (1990 est.)
1992 25-50% (1990 est.)
1993 25-50% (1991)
1994 25%-50% (1991)
1995 50% (1994 est.)
1996 60% (1995 est.)
1997 60% (1996 est.)
1998 60% (1996 est.)
1999 60% (1996 est.)
2000 70%; widespread underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (1999)
2001 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (1999)
2002 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2001) (2001)
2003 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2004 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2005 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2006 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2007 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2008 widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
2009 NA% note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2010 NA% est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2011 40.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 186 note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2012 40.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 188 note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2013 40.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 189 note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2014 40.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 192 note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2015 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs | country comparison to the world: 197
2016 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs | country comparison to the world: 198
2017 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs | country comparison to the world: 211
2018 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2019 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2020 40.6% (2010 est.) | note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2021 40.6% (2010 est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2022 40.6% (2010 est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2023 15.73% (2021 est.) 15.45% (2020 est.) 13.91% (2019 est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
2024 14.62% (2023 est.) 14.72% (2022 est.) 15.25% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 15.1% (2024 est.) 14.6% (2023 est.) 14.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment