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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 20% (1989 est.)
1991 15-18% (1990 est.)
1992 14-17% (1991 est.)
1993 14%-17% (1991 est.)
1994 10.7% (1992 est.)
1995 9.8% (1994 est.)
1996 10% (1995 est.) plus considerable underemployment
1997 10% (1996 est.) plus considerable underemployment
1998 3.7% (1997 est.) urban; plus considerable underemployment
1999 2.6% (1998) urban; plus considerable underemployment
2000 2.5% urban (1998); plus considerable underemployment
2001 urban - 2.2% (2000); plus considerable underemployment
2002 urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001)
2003 urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2002)
2004 3.3% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2003)
2005 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2004 est.)
2006 3.6% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2005 est.)
2007 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2006 est.)
2008 3.7% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2007 est.)
2009 4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 3.7% (2007 est.) note: underemployment is perhaps 25%
2010 5.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 5.5% (2009 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2011 5.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 5.5% (2009 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2012 4.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 5.2% (2011 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2013 5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 5.2% (2011 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2014 4.9% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 5.3% (2012 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2015 4.8% (2014 est.) | 4.9% (2013 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 45
2016 4.4% (2015 est.) | 4.8% (2014 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 42
2017 3.9% (2016 est.) | 4.4% (2015 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 44
2018 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.9% (2016 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2019 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.9% (2016 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2020 3.49% (2019 est.) | 3.33% (2018 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2021 3.49% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2022 3.49% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2023 4.38% (2021 est.) 4.45% (2020 est.) 3.48% (2019 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
2024 2.81% (2023 est.) 3.26% (2022 est.) 4.02% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 2.8% (2024 est.) 2.8% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment