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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 12% (1989 est.)
1991 12% (1989 est.)
1992 14% (1991 est.)
1993 10% (1992 est.)
1994 11% (1993 est.)
1995 11.2% (1994 est.)
1996 12% (1995)
1997 5.3% (urban) (1995)
1998 8.2% (urban) (1996 est.)
1999 8.2% (urban) (1996 est.)
2000 12% (1998 est.)
2001 16% (2000 est.)
2002 17.8% (2001 est.)
2003 18.2% (2002 est.)
2004 18.5% (2003 est.)
2005 15.1% (2004 est.)
2006 16% (2005 est.)
2007 9.4% (2005 est.)
2008 5.6% (2007 est.)
2009 5.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 5.6% (2007 est.)
2010 6.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 7.9% (2009 est.)
2011 7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 7.9% (2009 est.)
2012 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 6.6% (2011 est.)
2013 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 6.6% (2011 est.)
2014 6.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 6.9% (2012 est.)
2015 5.5% (2014 est.) | 7.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80
2016 5.8% (2015 est.) | 6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66
2017 6% (2016 est.) | 5.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82
2018 5.7% (2017 est.) | 6% (2016 est.)
2019 5.7% (2017 est.) | 6% (2016 est.)
2020 5.7% (2017 est.) | 6% (2016 est.)
2021 5.7% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.)
2022 5.7% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.)
2023 7.21% (2021 est.) 7.55% (2020 est.) 6.59% (2019 est.)
2024 5.78% (2023 est.) 6.76% (2022 est.) 7.31% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 6.1% (2024 est.) 5.8% (2023 est.) 6.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment