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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 3.9% (1989 est., excluding people in job-training programs)
1991 5.2% (1990, excluding people in job-training programs)
1992 5.4% (1991, excluding people in job-training programs)
1993 5.9% (excluding people in job-training programs) (1992)
1994 5.5% (excluding people in job-training programs; 1993 est.)
1995 8.4% (including people in job-training programs; 1994 est.)
1996 8% (including people in job-training programs; November 1995)
1997 4.5% (1996 est.)
1998 2.6% (yearend 1997)
1999 2.6% (yearend 1997)
2000 2.9% (1999 est.)
2001 3% (2000 est.)
2002 3.9% (2002 est.)
2003 3.9% (2002 est.)
2004 4.7% (2003 est.)
2005 4.3% (2004 est.)
2006 4.6% (2005 est.)
2007 3.5% (2006 est.)
2008 2.5% (2007 est.)
2009 2.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 2.5% (2007 est.)
2010 3.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 3.2% (2009 est.)
2011 3.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 3.2% (2009 est.)
2012 3.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 3.3% (2011 est.)
2013 3.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 3.3% (2011 est.)
2014 3.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 3.2% (2012 est.)
2015 3.5% (2014 est.) | 3.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28
2016 4.4% (2015 est.) | 3.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43
2017 4.7% (2016 est.) | 4.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61
2018 4.2% (2017 est.) | 4.7% (2016 est.)
2019 4.2% (2017 est.) | 4.7% (2016 est.)
2020 3.72% (2019 est.) | 3.89% (2018 est.)
2021 3.72% (2019 est.) 3.89% (2018 est.)
2022 3.72% (2019 est.) 3.89% (2018 est.)
2023 4.99% (2021 est.) 4.42% (2020 est.) 3.69% (2019 est.)
2024 3.58% (2023 est.) 3.23% (2022 est.) 4.37% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 4% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment