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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 6% (1989 est.)
1991 4.9% (1990 est.)
1992 4.1% (1991 est.)
1993 4.7% (1992 est.)
1994 3.1% (1992 est.)
1995 3.2% (1993 est.)
1996 2.7% (1995 est.)
1997 2.6% (1996 est.)
1998 3.5%
1999 4.5% (1998 est.)
2000 4.5% (1998 est.)
2001 3.7% (2000 est.)
2002 3.9% (2001 est.)
2003 2.9% (2002 est.)
2004 2.2% (2003 est.)
2005 1.5% (November 2004 est.)
2006 1.8% (2005 est.)
2007 2.1% (2006 est.)
2008 1.4% (2007 est.)
2009 1.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 1.4% (2007 est.)
2010 1.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 1.5% (2009)
2011 1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 1.5% (2009 est.)
2012 0.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 0.7% (2011 est.)
2013 0.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 0.7% (2011 est.)
2014 0.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 0.7% (2012 est.)
2015 0.8% (2014 est.) | 0.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4
2016 0.9% (2015 est.) | 0.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4
2017 0.7% (2017 est.) | 0.8% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 6
2018 0.7% (2017 est.) | 0.8% (2016 est.)
2019 0.7% (2017 est.) | 0.8% (2016 est.)
2020 0.99% (2019 est.) | 1.06% (2018 est.)
2021 0.99% (2019 est.) 1.06% (2018 est.)
2022 0.99% (2019 est.) 1.06% (2018 est.)
2023 1.42% (2021 est.) 1.1% (2020 est.) 0.72% (2019 est.)
2024 0.91% (2023 est.) 0.94% (2022 est.) 1.22% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 0.7% (2024 est.) 0.8% (2023 est.) 1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment