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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 0.9% (1987)
1991 officially 0.8% (1990)
1992 officially 6.7% (1991 est.)
1993 11.3% (1992 est.)
1994 14.4% (1993 est.)
1995 14.6% (1994 est.)
1996 13% (1995 est.)
1997 12% (1996 est.)
1998 12.8% (1997 est.)
1999 14% (1998 est.)
2000 20% (1999 est.)
2001 17% (2000 est.)
2002 17.2% (2002 est.)
2003 17.2% (2002 est.)
2004 15.2% (2003 est.)
2005 13.1% (31 December 2004 est.)
2006 16.4% (2005 est.)
2007 10.2% (2006 est.)
2008 8.4% (2007 est.)
2009 7.7% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 8.4% (2007 est.)
2010 12.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 11.4% (2009 est.)
2011 12.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 11.4% (2009 est.)
2012 12.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 13.2% (2011 est.)
2013 13.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 136 13.2% (2011 est.)
2014 14.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 13.6% (2012 est.)
2015 13.2% (2014 est.) | 14.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 132
2016 11.5% (2015 est.) | 12.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
2017 9.6% (2016 est.) | 11.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
2018 8.1% (2017 est.) | 9.7% (2016 est.)
2019 8.1% (2017 est.) | 9.7% (2016 est.)
2020 5% (2019 est.) | 5.42% (2018 est.)
2021 5% (2019 est.) 5.42% (2018 est.)
2022 5% (2019 est.) 5.42% (2018 est.)
2023 6.74% (2021 est.) 6.69% (2020 est.) 5.75% (2019 est.)
2024 5.84% (2023 est.) 6.14% (2022 est.) 6.89% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 5.3% (2024 est.) 5.9% (2023 est.) 6.2% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment