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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 9.0% (1989 est.)
1991 8.8% (1990 est.)
1992 8.5% (1991 est.)
1993 9% (1992 est.)
1994 8.8% (1993 est.)
1995 9% (1994 est.)
1996 11% (1995)
1997 12% (1996 est.)
1998 10.3% (December 1997)
1999 10.5% (November 1998)
2000 12% (1999)
2001 14% (2000 est.)
2002 15.2% (2001) (2001)
2003 19.4% (2002)
2004 16% (2003)
2005 13% (2004 est.)
2006 12.2% (2005 est.)
2007 10.8% (2006 est.)
2008 9.2% (2007 est.)
2009 7.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 9.2% (2007 est.)
2010 7.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 7.6% (2009 est.)
2011 6.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 7.3% (2009 est.)
2012 6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 6% (2011 est.)
2013 6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 6% (2011 est.)
2014 6.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 67 6% (2012 est.)
2015 6.5% (2014 est.) | 6.6% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 70
2016 7.5% (2015 est.) | 6.6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 87
2017 7.9% (2016 est.) | 7.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
2018 7.6% (2017 est.) | 7.9% (2016 est.)
2019 7.6% (2017 est.) | 7.9% (2016 est.)
2020 7.6% (2017 est.) | 7.9% (2016 est.)
2021 7.6% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
2022 7.6% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
2023 10.45% (2021 est.) 10.35% (2020 est.) 8.88% (2019 est.)
2024 8.35% (2023 est.) 7.88% (2022 est.) 9.3% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 8.5% (2024 est.) 8.4% (2023 est.) 7.9% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment