List of countries by unemployment rate
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This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Unless indicated otherwise, information is based on The World Factbook [1] and is updated according to the announcements made by respective Central Banks and Governments. Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.[1][2]
[edit] Countries by unemployment rate
| Country / Region | Unemployment rate (%) |
Source / date of information |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
40.00 | 2008 est. |
 Albania |
12.50 | 2008 est. |
 Algeria |
12.90 | 2008 est. |
 American Samoa (United States) |
29.80 | 2005 |
 Andorra |
0.00 | 2007 |
 Anguilla (United Kingdom) |
8.00 | 2002 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
11.00 | 2001 est. |
 Argentina |
8.4 | 2009 (April) |
 Armenia |
7.10 | 2007 est. |
 Aruba (Netherlands) |
6.90 | 2005 est. |
 Australia |
5.70 | 2009 (April) |
 Austria |
4.5 | 2009 (April) |
 Azerbaijan |
0.8 | 2008 est. |
 Bahrain |
15.00 | 2005 est. |
 Bangladesh |
2.50 | 2008 est. |
 Barbados |
7.6 | 2008 (December) |
 Belarus |
1.60 | 2005 |
 Belgium |
7.4 | 2009 (April) |
 Belize |
8.50 | 2007 |
 Bermuda |
2.10 | 2004 |
 Bhutan |
2.50 | 2004 |
 Bolivia |
7.50 | 2008 (December) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
29.00 | 2007 est. |
 Botswana |
7.50 | 2007 est. |
 Brazil |
8.9 | 2009 (April) |
 British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) |
3.60 | 1997 |
 Brunei |
4.00 | 2006 |
 Bulgaria |
6.50 | 2009 (May). |
 Burma |
9.40 | 2008 est. |
 Cambodia |
3.5 | 2007 |
 Cameroon |
30.00 | 2001 est. |
 Canada |
8.4 | 2009 (May) |
 Cape Verde |
21.00 | 2000 est. |
 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) |
4.40 | 2004 |
 Central African Republic |
8.00 | 2001 est. |
 Chile |
9.50 | 2009 (April) |
 China, People's Republic of |
9[3] | Jan 2009 est. |
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) |
60.00 | 2000 est. |
 Colombia |
13.5 | 2009 (April) |
 Comoros |
20.00 | 1996 est. |
 Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
13.10 | 2005 |
 Costa Rica |
5.60 | 2008 est. |
 Croatia |
13.90 | 2008 est. |
 Cuba |
1.80 | 2008 est. |
 Cyprus |
3.80 | 2008 est. |
 Czech Republic |
7.9 | 2009 (April) |
 Denmark |
2.9 | 2009 (April) |
 Djibouti |
59.00 | 2007 est. |
 Dominica |
23.00 | 2000 est. |
 Dominican Republic |
15.40 | 2008 est. |
 East Timor |
20.00 | 2006 est. |
 Ecuador |
8.70 | 2008 est. |
 Egypt |
8.70 | 2008 est. |
 El Salvador |
6.40 | 2008 est. |
 Equatorial Guinea |
30.00 | 1998 est. |
 Estonia |
13.9 | 2009 (April) |
 European Union |
8.9 | 2009 (May) |
 Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
1.30 | 2007 |
 Fiji |
7.60 | 1999 |
 Finland |
8.8 | 2009 (April) |
 France |
8.8 | 2009 (April) |
 French Polynesia (France) |
11.70 | 2005 |
 Gabon |
21.00 | 2006 est. |
 Gaza Strip |
41.30 | June 2008 |
 Georgia |
13.60 | 2006 est. |
 Germany |
8.3 | 2009 (April) |
 Ghana |
11.00 | 2000 est. |
 Gibraltar (United Kingdom) |
3.00 | 2005 est. |
 Greece |
9.1 | 2009 (February) |
 Greenland (Denmark) |
9.30 | 2005 est. |
 Grenada |
12.50 | 2000 |
 Guam (United States) |
8.30 | 2007 |
 Guatemala |
3.20 | 2005 est. |
 Guernsey (United Kingdom) |
0.90 | 2006 March est. |
 Honduras |
27.80 | 2007 est. |
 Hong Kong (China) |
5.3 | 2009 (April) |
 Hungary |
9.7 | 2009 (April) |
 Iceland |
9.1 | 2009 (April) |
 India |
6.8 | 2008 est. |
 Indonesia |
8.40 | 2008 est. |
 Iran |
12.50 | 2008 est. |
 Iraq |
18.00 | 2006 est. |
 Ireland |
11.8 | 2009 (June) |
 Isle of Man |
1.50 | 2006 December est. |
 Israel |
7.6 | 2009 (March) |
 Italy |
7.4 | 2009 (April) |
 Jamaica |
10.10 | 2008 est. |
 Japan |
5.2 | 2009 (May) |
 Jersey (United Kingdom) |
2.20 | 2006 |
 Jordan |
13.30 | 2008 est. |
 Kazakhstan |
7.2 | 2009 (April) |
 Kenya |
40.00 | 2001 est. |
 Kiribati |
2.00 | 1992 est. |
 Kuwait |
2.20 | 2004 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
18.00 | 2004 est. |
 Laos |
2.40 | 2005 |
 Latvia |
17.4 | 2009 (April) |
 Lebanon |
20.00 | 2006 est. |
 Lesotho |
45.00 | 2002 |
 Liberia |
85.00 | 2003 est. |
 Libya |
30.00 | 2004 est. |
 Liechtenstein |
1.50 | 2007 (December) |
 Lithuania |
16.8 | 2009 (April) |
 Luxembourg |
6.1 | 2009 (April) |
 Macau (China) |
3.60 | 2009 (March) |
 Malaysia |
3.7 | 2008 (December) |
 Mali |
30.00 | 2004 est. |
 Malta |
6.40 | 2007 |
 Marshall Islands |
30.90 | 2000 est. |
 Mauritania |
20.00 | 2004 est. |
 Mauritius |
8.00 | 2008 est. |
| Mayotte (France) |
25.40 | 2005 |
 Mexico |
6.1 | 2009 (May) |
 Micronesia |
22.00 | 2000 est. |
 Moldova |
2.10 | 2007 est. |
 Monaco |
0.00 | 2005 |
 Mongolia |
2.80 | 2007 |
 Montenegro |
14.70 | 2007 est. |
 Montserrat (United Kingdom) |
6.00 | 1998 est. |
 Morocco |
2.10 | 2008 est. |
 Mozambique |
21.00 | 1997 est. |
 Namibia |
5.00 | 2008 (December) |
 Nauru |
90.00 | 2004 est. |
 Nepal |
42.00 | 2004 est. |
 Netherlands |
4.4 | 2009 (April) |
 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) |
17.00 | 2002 est. |
| New Caledonia (France) |
17.10 | 2004 |
 New Zealand |
5.0 | 2009 (April) |
 Nicaragua |
3.90 | 2008 est. |
 Niue (New Zealand) |
4.00 | 2008 est. |
 Northern Mariana Islands (United States) |
3.90 | 2001 |
 Norway |
3.1 | 2009 (April) |
 Oman |
15.00 | 2004 est. |
 Pakistan |
5.2 | 2008 (December) |
 Palau |
4.20 | 2005 est. |
 Panama |
6.30 | 2008 est. |
 Papua New Guinea |
1.90 | 2004 |
 Paraguay |
5.40 | 2008 est. |
 Peru |
8.8 | 2009 (April) |
 Philippines |
7.5 | 2009 (April) |
 Poland |
10.8 | 2009 (May) |
 Portugal |
8.9 | 2009 (April) |
 Puerto Rico (United States) |
14.70 | Mar. 2009 |
 Qatar |
0.60 | 2008 est. |
 Republic of Macedonia |
33.8 | [2]/ 2008 |
 Romania |
5.7 | 2009 (April) |
 Russia |
10.2 | 2009 (April) |
 Saint Helena (United Kingdom) |
14.00 | 1998 est. |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4.50 | 1997 |
 Saint Lucia |
20.00 | 2003 est. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
10.30 | 1999 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
15.00 | 2001 est. |
 San Marino |
2.80 | 2004 |
 Saudi Arabia |
11.80 | 2008 est. |
 Senegal |
48.00 | 2007 est. |
 Serbia |
18.80 | 2007 est. |
 Singapore |
3.2 | 2009 (March) |
 Slovakia |
10.9 | 2009 (April) |
 Slovenia |
8.8 | 2009 (April) |
 South Africa |
21.70 | 2008 est. |
 South Korea |
3.9 | 2009 (May) |
 Spain |
18.7 | 2009 (May) |
 Sri Lanka |
5.80 | 2008 est. |
 Sudan |
18.70 | 2002 est. |
 Suriname |
9.50 | 2004 |
 Swaziland |
40.00 | 2006 est. |
 Sweden |
8.9 | 2009 (May) |
 Switzerland |
3.5 | 2009 (May) |
 Syria |
9.00 | 2008 est. |
 Taiwan (Republic of China) |
5.7 | 2009 (April) |
 Tajikistan |
2.40 | 2007 est. |
 Thailand |
2.1 | 2009 (April) |
 The Bahamas |
7.60 | 2006 est. |
 Tonga |
13.00 | 2003/2004 est. |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
5.50 | 2008 est. |
 Tunisia |
14.00 | 2008 est. |
 Turkey |
15.8 | 2009 (March) |
 Turkmenistan |
60.00 | 2004 est. |
 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) |
10.00 | 1997 est. |
 Ukraine |
2.9 | 2009 (April) |
 United Arab Emirates |
2.40 | 2001 |
 United Kingdom |
7.10 | 2009 (March) |
 United States |
9.5 | 2009 (June) |
 Uruguay |
7.80 | 2008 est. |
 Uzbekistan |
0.90 | 2008 est. |
 Vanuatu |
1.70 | 1999 |
 Venezuela |
7.7 | 2009 (April) |
 Vietnam |
4.20 | 2007 |
 Virgin Islands (United States) |
6.80 | 2008 (March) |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) |
15.20 | 2003 |
| West Bank |
16.30 | 2008 (June) |
 Yemen |
35.00 | 2003 est. |
 Zambia |
50.00 | 2000 est. |
 Zimbabwe |
80.00 | 2005 est. |
[edit] References
http://www.net-empleopr.org/almis23/sec_desempleo_enlace.jsp
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2129rank.html The World Factbook
- ^ Economist.com|Country Briefings: Britain
- ^ "PRC Unemployment News" (in English). Exxun.com. http://www.exxun.com/afd_hy/China/ec_unemployment_rate.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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