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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 8.7% (1989)
1991 9.3% (1990 est.)
1992 10.0% (1991 est.)
1993 9.8% (1992 est.)
1994 9.2% (1993)
1995 9% (1994)
1996 9.5% (1995 est.)
1997 8.6% (1996)
1998 8.7% (1997)
1999 9.6% (October 1998)
2000 9.6% (October 1998)
2001 10% (2000)
2002 10% (2001)
2003 10.2% (2002)
2004 11.4% (2003)
2005 11.7% (2004 est.)
2006 8.7% (2005 est.)
2007 7.9% (2006 est.)
2008 7.3% (2007 est.)
2009 7.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 7.3% (2007 est.)
2010 7.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 7.5% (2009 est.)
2011 7.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 7.5% (2009 est.)
2012 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 7% (2011 est.)
2013 7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 7% (2011 est.)
2014 7.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 7% (2012 est.)
2015 6.8% (2014 est.) | 7.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78
2016 6.3% (2015 est.) | 6.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
2017 5.5% (2016 est.) | 6.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
2018 5.7% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.)
2019 5.7% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.)
2020 5.11% (2019 est.) | 5.29% (2018 est.)
2021 5.11% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.)
2022 5.11% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.)
2023 2.41% (2021 est.) 2.52% (2020 est.) 2.24% (2019 est.)
2024 2.23% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) 3.4% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 2.2% (2024 est.) 2.3% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment