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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 15.8% (1988)
1991 10.4% (1990 est.)
1992 11.1% (1991 est.)
1993 11.1% (1992 est.)
1994 12.2% (1993)
1995 12.6% (1994)
1996 10.2% (1995 est.)
1997 6.3% (April 1996); another 6.3% officially considered underemployed
1998 5.9% another 5.1% officially considered underemployed (April 1997)
1999 10% (1998 est.)
2000 7.3% plus underemployment of 6.9% (April 1999 est.)
2001 5.6% (plus underemployment of 5.6%) (2000 est.)
2002 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.)
2003 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.)
2004 10.5% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2003 est.)
2005 9.3% (plus underemployment of 4.0%) (2004 est.)
2006 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2005 est.)
2007 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2006 est.)
2008 9.9% plus underemployment of 4% (2007 est.)
2009 11% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 9.9% (2007 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
2010 12.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 14.1% (2009 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
2011 12% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 14.1% (2009 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
2012 9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 9.8% (2011 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
2013 9.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 9.8% (2011 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
2014 9.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 9.2% (2012 est.)
2015 9.9% (2014 est.) | 9.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106
2016 10.3% (2015 est.) | 10% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119
2017 10.9% (2016 est.) | 10.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137
2018 10.9% (2017 est.) | 10.9% (2016 est.)
2019 10.9% (2017 est.) | 10.9% (2016 est.)
2020 13.68% (2019 est.) | 11% (2018 est.)
2021 13.68% (2019 est.) 11% (2018 est.)
2022 13.68% (2019 est.) 11% (2018 est.)
2023 13.39% (2021 est.) 13.11% (2020 est.) 13.67% (2019 est.)
2024 9.41% (2023 est.) 10.43% (2022 est.) 11.97% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 8.5% (2024 est.) 9.4% (2023 est.) 10.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment