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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 1.6% (1989 est.)
1991 1.3% (1990 est.)
1992 1.3% (1990)
1993 1.4% (1991)
1994 5.1% (March 1994)
1995 2.4% (1994)
1997 3% (1995)
1998 3.5% (1997)
1999 3% (1998 est.)
2000 2.7% (1999 est.)
2001 2.7% (2000 est.)
2002 4.1% (2002 est.)
2003 4.1% (2002 est.)
2004 3.6% (2003 est.)
2005 4.5% (December, 2004 est.)
2006 4.5% (2005 est.)
2007 4.1% (2006 est.)
2008 4.4% (2007 est.)
2009 4.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 4.4% (2007 est.)
2010 5.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 5.7% (2009 est.)
2011 6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 5.7% (2009 est.)
2012 4.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 5.7% (2011 est.)
2013 6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 5.6% (2011 est.)
2014 4.9% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 6.1% (2012 est.)
2015 7.1% (2014 est.) | 6.9% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76
2016 6.9% (2015 est.) | 7.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83
2017 6.4% (2016 est.) | 6.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84
2018 5.8% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.)
2019 5.8% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.)
2020 5.36% (2019 est.) | 5.46% (2018 est.)
2021 5.36% (2019 est.) 5.46% (2018 est.)
2022 5.36% (2019 est.) 5.46% (2018 est.)
2023 5.23% (2021 est.) 6.77% (2020 est.) 5.59% (2019 est.)
2024 5.19% (2023 est.) 4.59% (2022 est.) 5.25% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 6% (2024 est.) 5.2% (2023 est.) 4.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment