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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 3.1% (1989 est.)
1991 3%; underemployment 44% (1989 est.)
1992 3%; underemployment 45% (1991 est.)
1993 3% ; underemployment 45% (1991 est.)
1994 3% official rate; underemployment 45% (1993 est.)
1995 3% official rate; underemployment 40% (1994 est.)
1996 3% official rate; underemployment 40% (1994 est.)
1997 3% official rate; underemployment 40% (1994 est.)
1998 15%; underemployment 50% (1998 est.)
1999 15%-20% (1998 est.)
2000 15%-20% (1998 est.)
2001 15%-20% (1998 est.)
2002 8% (2001 est.)
2003 10.6% (2002 est.)
2004 8.7% (2003 est.)
2005 9.2% (2004 est.)
2006 11.8% (2005 est.)
2007 12.5% (2006 est.)
2008 9.1% (2007 est.)
2009 8.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 9.1% (2007 est.)
2010 7.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 8.1% (2009 est.)
2011 7.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 7.9% (2009 est.)
2012 6.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 6.6% (2011 est.)
2013 6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 6.6% (2011 est.)
2014 6.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 6.1% (2012 est.)
2015 6.1% (2014 est.) | 6.3% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58
2016 6.2% (2015 est.) | 5.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71
2017 5.6% (2016 est.) | 6.2% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 74
2018 5.4% (2017 est.) | 5.6% (2016 est.)
2019 5.4% (2017 est.) | 5.6% (2016 est.)
2020 5.31% (2018 est.) | 5.4% (2017 est.)
2021 5.31% (2018 est.) 5.4% (2017 est.)
2022 5.31% (2018 est.) 5.4% (2017 est.)
2023 4.41% (2021 est.) 4.28% (2020 est.) 3.62% (2019 est.)
2024 3.42% (2023 est.) 3.46% (2022 est.) 3.83% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 3.3% (2024 est.) 3.4% (2023 est.) 3.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment