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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 0.1% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers
1994 0.2% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed workers
1995 0.7% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed workers (1994)
1996 4.8% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed workers (December 1995)
1997 4.8% includes officially registered unemployed; 7.8% by ILO methodology (December 1996)
1998 8% (December 1996 est.)
1999 6% 1998 est.)
2000 6% (1998 est.)
2001 6% (1998 est.)
2002 7.2% (1999 est.)
2003 7.2% (1999 est.)
2004 7.2% (1999 est.)
2005 18% (2004 est.)
2006 18% (2004 est.)
2007 18% (2004 est.)
2008 18% (2004 est.)
2009 18% (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
2010 18% (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 161
2011 18% (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
2012 8.6% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 18% (2004 est.)
2013 8.6% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 18% (2004 est.)
2014 8.6% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 18% (2004 est.)
2015 7.6% (2014 est.) | 18% (2004 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96
2016 8% (2013 est.) | 8.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 92
2017 7.5% (2016 est.) | 7.6% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96
2018 7.1% (2017 est.) | 7.2% (2016 est.)
2019 7.1% (2017 est.) | 7.2% (2016 est.)
2020 3.18% (2019 est.) | 2.59% (2018 est.)
2021 3.18% (2019 est.) 2.59% (2018 est.)
2022 3.18% (2019 est.) 2.59% (2018 est.)
2023 9.1% (2021 est.) 8.71% (2020 est.) 6.92% (2019 est.)
2024 4.04% (2023 est.) 4.06% (2022 est.) 4.1% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 3.3% (2024 est.) 4% (2023 est.) 4.1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment