Compare Unemployment rate (2003) - Unemployment rate (2002)

Compare Unemployment rate (2003) with Unemployment rate (2002)

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	Unemployment rate (2003)	Unemployment rate (2002)
Albania	17% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.)	17% officially (2001 est.); may be as high as 30% (2001)
Algeria	31% (2002 est.)	34% (2001 est.)
Anguilla	6.7% (2001)	8% (1999) (1999)
Antigua and Barbuda	11% (2001 est.)	7% (2000 est.)
Argentina	21.5% (37377)	25% (yearend 2001)
Armenia	20% (2001 est.)	20% note: official rate is 10.9% for 2000 (2001 est.)
Azerbaijan	16% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)	16% (official rate is 1.1% for 2002) (2001 est.)
Bangladesh	40% (includes underemployment) (2002 est.)	35% (2001 est.)
Belize	9.1% (2002)	11.5% (2000) (2000)
Bolivia	7.6% note: widespread underemployment (2000)	7.6% (2000) note: widespread underemployment (2000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40% (2002 est.)	40% (2001 est.)
Chile	9.2% (2002)	10.1% (2001) (2001)
Colombia	17.4% (2002 est.)	17% (2001 est.)
Costa Rica	6.3% (2002 est.)	5.2% (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire	13% in urban areas (1998)	13% in urban areas (1998 est.) (1998)
Croatia	21.7% (2002 est.)	20.2% (2002 est.)
Cyprus	Greek Cypriot area: 3.3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (2002 est.)	Greek Cypriot area: 3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (1999 est.)
Czech Republic	9.8% (2002)	8.5% (2002 est.)
Djibouti	50% (2000 est.)	50% (2000 est.) (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic	14.5% (2002 est.)	15% (2001 est.)
Ecuador	7.7%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.)	14%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.)
El Salvador	10% - but the economy has much underemployment. (2001 est.)	10% (2001 est.)
Faroe Islands	1% (October 2000)	1% (October 2000 )
French Guiana	22% (2001)	21.4% (1998) (1998)
French Polynesia	11.8% (1994)	NA%
Gaza Strip	50% (includes West Bank) (2002 est.)	26% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.)
Gibraltar	2% (2001 est.)	13.5% (1996) (1996)
Grenada	12.5% (2000)	11.5% (1999) (1999)
Guadeloupe	27.8% (1998)	27.8% (1998) (1998)
Guyana	9.1% (understated) (2000)	9.1% (2000) (understated) (2000)
Haiti	widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)	widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2001) (2001)
Honduras	28% (2002 est.)	28% (2001 est.)
Hong Kong	7.5% (2002 est.)	5.2% (2001 est.)
Indonesia	10.6% (2002 est.)	8% (2001 est.)
Iran	16.3% (2003 est.)	14% (1999 est.)
Ireland	4.3% (2002 est.)	4.7% (2002 est.)
Isle of Man	0.7% (March 2003)	0.7% (February 2002 )
Jamaica	15.4% (2002 est.)	16% (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan	8.8% (2002 est.)	10% (2001 est.)
Kuwait	7% (2002 est.)	1.8% (1996 est.)
Lesotho	45% (2002)	45% (2000 est.)
Liberia	NA	70%
Libya	30% (2001)	30% (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein	1.3% (37500)	1.3% (1999)
Macau	6.3% (2002)	6.5% (2001 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	37% (2002 est.)	35% (2002 est.)
Madagascar	5.9% (1998)	NA%
Malaysia	3.8% (2002 est.)	3.7% (2001 est.)
Martinique	27.2% (1998)	27.2% (1998) (1998)
Mauritius	8.8% (2002 est.)	8.6% (2001 est.)
Mayotte	38% (1999)	45% (1997) (1997)
Mexico	urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2002)	urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001)
Morocco	19% (2002 est.)	23% (1999 est.)
Namibia	35% (1998)	30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.)
New Zealand	5.3% (2002 est.)	5.5% (2001 est.)
Nicaragua	24% plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.)	23% plus considerable underemployment (2001 est.)
Nigeria	28% (1992 est.)	0.28% 28% (1992 est.) (1992 est.)
Pakistan	7.8% plus substantial underemployment (2002 est.)	6.3% (2001 est.)
Panama	16% (2002 est.)	13% (2000 est.)
Paraguay	18.2% (2002 est.)	17.8% (2001 est.)
Peru	9.4%; widespread underemployment (2002 est.)	9%; widespread underemployment (2001 est.)
Philippines	10.2% (2002)	10% (2001)
Poland	18.1% (2002)	17% (2002 est.)
Puerto Rico	12% (2002)	9.5% (2000) (2000)
Reunion	36% (1999 est.)	42.8% (1998) (1998)
Romania	8.3% (2002)	9.1% (2001)
Russia	7.9% plus considerable underemployment (2002)	8% (2001 est.), plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.5% (1997)	4.5% (1997) (1997)
Saint Lucia	16.5% (1997 est.)	15% (1996 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	9.8% (1997)	9.8% (1997) (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22% (1997 est.)	22% (1997 est.) (1997 est.)
Saudi Arabia	25% (2002)	NA%
Serbia and Montenegro	32% (2002 est.)	28% (2002 est.)
Singapore	4.6% (2002 est.)	4.7% (2001 est.)
South Africa	37% (includes workers no longer looking for employment) (2001 est.)	37% (2001 est.)
Sri Lanka	8% (2002)	7.7% (2001)
Suriname	17% (2000)	20% (1997) (1997)
Syria	20% (2002 est.)	20% (2000 est.)
Taiwan	5.2% (2002 est.)	4.5% (2001 est.)
Tajikistan	40% (2002 est.)	20% (2001 est.)
Thailand	2.9% (2002 est.)	3.9% (2001 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago	10.8% (2002)	11.8% (2001) (2001)
Tunisia	15.4% (2002 est.)	15.6% (2000 est.)
Ukraine	3.8% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2002)	3.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (November 2001)
United States	5.8% (2002)	5% (2002)
Uruguay	19.4% (2002)	15.2% (2001) (2001)
Venezuela	17% (2002 est.)	14.1% (2001 est.)
West Bank	50% (includes Gaza Strip) (2002 est.)	26% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.)
World	30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment	30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2001 est.)
Zimbabwe	70% (2002 est.)	60% (2001 est.)