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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 0.7% (includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers)
1994 less than 1% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers)
1995 1% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers)
1996 1.2% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (December 1995)
1997 1.4% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (January 1996)
1998 1.4% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (March 1997)
1999 2% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (September 1998)
2000 2% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (September 1998)
2001 1.9% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (November 2000)
2002 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.)
2003 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.)
2004 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.)
2005 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.)
2006 8%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2002 est.)
2007 7.3%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2005 est.)
2008 2.1%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2007 est.)
2009 1.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 10
2010 3.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 3.1% (2009 est.)
2011 7.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 6.4% (2009 est.)
2012 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 6.7% (2011 est.)
2013 5.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 6.7% (2011 est.)
2014 5.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 5.6% (2012 est.)
2015 4% (2014 est.) | 5.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66
2016 5.2% (2015 est.) | 3.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55
2017 4.2% (2016 est.) | 4.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
2018 4.1% (2017 est.) | 4.2% (2016 est.)
2019 4.1% (2017 est.) | 4.2% (2016 est.)
2020 4.99% (2019 est.) | 3.16% (2018 est.)
2021 4.99% (2019 est.) 3.16% (2018 est.)
2022 4.99% (2019 est.) 3.16% (2018 est.)
2023 3.96% (2021 est.) 3.82% (2020 est.) 5.1% (2019 est.)
2024 1.62% (2023 est.) 0.91% (2022 est.) 0.79% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 1.5% (2024 est.) 1.6% (2023 est.) 0.9% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment