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Unemployment rate
Trinidad and Tobago — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 22% (1988) |
| 1991 | 20% (1990) |
| 1992 | 21% (1990) |
| 1993 | 18.5% (1991) |
| 1994 | 18.5% (1991) |
| 1995 | 18.1% (1994 ) |
| 1996 | 17.8% (December 1995) |
| 1997 | 16.1% (December 1996) |
| 1998 | 16.1% (December 1996) |
| 1999 | 14% (June 1998) |
| 2000 | 14.2% (1998) |
| 2001 | 12.8% (2000) |
| 2002 | 11.8% (2001) (2001) |
| 2003 | 10.8% (2002) |
| 2004 | 10.4% (2003) |
| 2005 | 10.4% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 8% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 7% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 4.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 4.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 6.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 5.8% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 6.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 5.8% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 5.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 5.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.9% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 5.6% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 3.3% (2014 est.) | 3.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27 |
| 2016 | 3.2% (2015 est.) | 3.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 24 |
| 2017 | 4.1% (2016 est.) | 3.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47 |
| 2018 | 4.9% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.9% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.9% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.9% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.9% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 4.8% (2021 est.) 4.57% (2020 est.) 3.42% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 4.21% (2023 est.) 4.38% (2022 est.) 4.45% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.6% (2024 est.) 4.3% (2023 est.) 4.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |