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Unemployment rate
Moldova — 34 years of data
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 |