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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 25% (1991 est.)
1993 0.4% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers
1994 1.1% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people
1995 1.5% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (September 1994)
1996 3.3% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1995)
1997 2.4% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1996)
1998 2.4% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1996)
1999 5.7% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1998)
2000 5.7% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1998)
2001 5.7% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1998)
2002 20% (2001 est.)
2003 40% (2002 est.)
2004 40% (2002 est.)
2005 40% (2002 est.)
2006 12% (2004 est.)
2007 12% (2004 est.)
2008 2.4% official rate; actual unemployment is higher (2007 est.)
2009 2.3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 2.4% (2007 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is higher
2010 2.2% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 2.3% (2008 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is higher
2011 2.2% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 2.3% (2008 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
2012 2.2% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 2.3% (2008 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
2013 2.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 2.2% (2009 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
2014 2.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 2.5% (2012 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
2015 2.5% (2013 est.) | 2.5% (2012 est.) | note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher | country comparison to the world: 18
2016 2.5% (2013 est.) | 2.5% (2012 est.) | note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher | country comparison to the world: 17
2017 2.4% (2016 est.) | 2.5% (2015 est.) | note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher | country comparison to the world: 20
2018 2.4% (2016 est.) | 2.5% (2015 est.) | note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2019 2.4% (2016 est.) | 2.5% (2015 est.) | note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2020 2.4% (2016 est.) | 2.5% (2015 est.) | note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2021 2.4% (2016 est.) 2.5% (2015 est.) note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2022 2.4% (2016 est.) 2.5% (2015 est.) note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2023 7.75% (2021 est.) 7.58% (2020 est.) 7.06% (2019 est.) note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2024 6.98% (2023 est.) 6.98% (2022 est.) 7.25% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 11.7% (2024 est.) 11.6% (2023 est.) 11.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment