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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 25% (1989 est.)
1991 33% (1990 est.)
1992 30% (1991 est.)
1993 25% (1992 est.)
1994 25% (1993 est.)
1995 20% (1994 est.)
1996 25% (1995 est.)
1997 25% (1995 est.)
1998 25% (1995 est.)
1999 25% (1995 est.)
2000 25% (1995 est.)
2001 25% (1995 est.)
2002 25% (1995 est.)
2003 25% (1995 est.)
2004 6.1% (2003 est.)
2005 1.9% (2004 est.)
2006 2.4% (2005 est.)
2007 2% (2006 est.)
2008 4.3% (2007 est.)
2009 4.7% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 4.3% (2007 est.)
2010 6.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 6.5% (2009 est.)
2011 4.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 4.6% (2009 est.)
2012 4.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 3.6% (2011 est.)
2013 3.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 3.6% (2011 est.)
2014 1.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 3.2% (2012 est.)
2015 2.5% (2014 est.) | 3.6% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2016 3.5% (2015 est.) | 3.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30
2017 2.3% (2016 est.) | 3.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 35
2018 2.2% (2017 est.) | 2.3% (2016 est.)
2019 2.2% (2017 est.) | 2.3% (2016 est.)
2020 3.11% (2018 est.) | 2.2% (2017 est.)
2021 3.11% (2018 est.) 2.2% (2017 est.)
2022 3.11% (2018 est.) 2.2% (2017 est.)
2023 2.17% (2021 est.) 2.39% (2020 est.) 2.04% (2019 est.)
2024 1.6% (2023 est.) 1.54% (2022 est.) 2.39% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 1.5% (2024 est.) 1.7% (2023 est.) 1.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment