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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA%
1993 NA%
1994 0.4% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
1995 0.4% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
1996 0.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1995)
1997 1% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1996)
1998 2.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1997)
1999 3.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1998)
2000 4.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1999)
2001 4.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1999)
2002 3.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (November 2001)
2003 3.8% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2002)
2004 3.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2003)
2005 3.5% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is around 9-10 percent (2004 est.)
2006 3.1% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is around 9-10% (2005 est.)
2007 2.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is 6.7% (2006 est.)
2008 2.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is nearly 7% (2007 est.)
2009 3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 2.3% (2007 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2010 8.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 8.8% (2009 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2011 8.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 8.8% (2009 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2012 8.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 99 7.9% (2011 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2013 7.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 7.9% (2011 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2014 8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 7.5% (2012 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2015 10.5% (2014 est.) | 7.2% (2013 est.) | note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 103
2016 9.1% (2015 est.) | 9.3% (2014 est.) | note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 106
2017 9.3% (2016 est.) | 9.1% (2015 est.) | note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers | country comparison to the world: 121
2018 9.2% (2017 est.) | 9.3% (2016 est.) | note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2019 9.2% (2017 est.) | 9.3% (2016 est.) | note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2020 8.89% (2019 est.) | 9.42% (2018 est.) | note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2021 8.89% (2019 est.) 9.42% (2018 est.) note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2022 8.89% (2019 est.) 9.42% (2018 est.) note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2023 8.88% (2021 est.) 9.13% (2020 est.) 8.19% (2019 est.) note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
2024 9.83% (2021 est.) 9.48% (2020 est.) 8.19% (2019 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 9.9% (2021 est.) 9.5% (2020 est.) 8.2% (2019 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment