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Unemployment rate
Uruguay — 36 years of data
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 |