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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 0.4% (1989)
1991 1.7% (1990)
1992 8.0% (1991)
1993 12.3% (1992)
1994 13% (1993)
1995 10.4% (yearend 1994)
1996 10.4% (yearend 1995)
1997 11% (1996 est.)
1998 9% (1997 est.)
1999 10.8% (1997)
2000 10% (1999 est.)
2001 9.4% (2000 est.)
2002 5.8% (2002 est.)
2003 5.8% (2002 est.)
2004 5.9% (2003 est.)
2005 5.9% (2004 est.)
2006 7.2% (2005)
2007 7.4% (2006 est.)
2008 7.3% (2007 est.)
2009 7.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 7.3% (2007 est.)
2010 11.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 10% (2009 est.)
2011 11.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 10% (2009 est.)
2012 11.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 10.9% (2011 est.)
2013 10.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 10.7% (2011 est.)
2014 10.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 10.7% (2012 est.)
2015 7.8% (2014 est.) | 9.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77
2016 6.8% (2015 est.) | 7.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79
2017 5.1% (2016 est.) | 6.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69
2018 4.2% (2017 est.) | 5.1% (2016 est.)
2019 4.2% (2017 est.) | 5.1% (2016 est.)
2020 3.45% (2019 est.) | 3.71% (2018 est.)
2021 3.45% (2019 est.) 3.71% (2018 est.)
2022 3.45% (2019 est.) 3.71% (2018 est.)
2023 4.12% (2021 est.) 4.25% (2020 est.) 3.42% (2019 est.)
2024 4.13% (2023 est.) 3.61% (2022 est.) 4.05% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 4.5% (2024 est.) 4.2% (2023 est.) 3.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment