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Unemployment rate
Burma (Myanmar) — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.4% in urban areas (FY87) |
| 1991 | 9.6% in urban areas (FY89 est.) |
| 1992 | 9.6% in urban areas (FY89 est.) |
| 1993 | 9.6% (FY89 est.) in urban areas |
| 1994 | NA% |
| 1995 | NA% |
| 1996 | NA% |
| 1997 | NA% |
| 1998 | NA% |
| 1999 | NA% |
| 2000 | 7.1% (official FY97/98 est.) |
| 2001 | 7.1% (official FY97/98 est.) |
| 2002 | 5.1% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 5.1% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 4.2% (2003) |
| 2005 | 5.2% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 5% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 10.2% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 5.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 5.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 4.9% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 4.9% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 5.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 5.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 5.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.2% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 5.4% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 5.1% (2014 est.) | 5.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53 |
| 2016 | 5% (2015 est.) | 5.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2017 | 4% (2016 est.) | 0.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41 |
| 2018 | 4% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 2.17% (2021 est.) 1.06% (2020 est.) 0.5% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 2.84% (2023 est.) 2.83% (2022 est.) 4.34% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 3.1% (2024 est.) 3.1% (2023 est.) 3.1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |