Compare Unemployment rate (2003) - Unemployment rate (2004)

Compare Unemployment rate (2003) with Unemployment rate (2004)

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	Unemployment rate (2003)	Unemployment rate (2004)
Afghanistan	NA%	NA (2003)
Albania	17% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.)	15.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2003 est.)
Algeria	31% (2002 est.)	26.2% (2003 est.)
Andorra	0%	0% (1996 est.)
Argentina	21.5% (37377)	17.3% (2003)
Aruba	0.6%	0.6% (2003 est.)
Australia	6.3% (2002)	6% (2003)
Austria	4.8% (2002 est.)	4.4% (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan	16% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)	1.1% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)
Barbados	10% (2001 est.)	10.7% (2003 est.)
Belarus	2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers	2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers (2003 est.)
Belgium	7.2% (2002 est.)	8.1% (2003 est.)
Benin	NA%	NA
Bermuda	4.5% (1993)	5% (2002 est.)
Bhutan	NA%	NA
Bolivia	7.6% note: widespread underemployment (2000)	11.7% note: widespread underemployment (2003)
Brazil	6.4% (2001 est.)	12.3% (2003 est.)
Bulgaria	18% (2002 est.)	14.3% (2003)
Burkina Faso	NA%	NA
Burma	5.1% (2001 est.)	4.2% (2003)
Burundi	NA%	NA
Cambodia	2.8% (1999 est.)	2.5% (2000 est.)
Canada	7.6% (2002 est.)	7.8% (2003 est.)
Chad	NA%	NA (2000)
Chile	9.2% (2002)	8.5% (2003 est.)
China	urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2002 est.)	10.1% urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2003 est.)
Christmas Island	NA%	NA
Colombia	17.4% (2002 est.)	14.2% (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	NA%	NA (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the	NA%	NA (2003)
Costa Rica	6.3% (2002 est.)	6.7% (2003 est.)
Croatia	21.7% (2002 est.)	19.5% (2003)
Cuba	4.1% (2001 est.)	2.6% (2003 est.)
Cyprus	Greek Cypriot area: 3.3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (2002 est.)	Republic of Cyprus: 3.4%; north Cyprus: 5.6% (2003 est.)
Czech Republic	9.8% (2002)	9.9% (2003)
Denmark	5.1% (2002)	6.1% (2003)
Dominican Republic	14.5% (2002 est.)	16.5% (2003 est.)
East Timor	50% (including underemployment)	50% (including underemployment) (1992 est.)
Ecuador	7.7%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.)	9.8%; note - underemployment of 47% (2003 est.)
Egypt	12% (2001 est.)	9.9% (2003 est.)
El Salvador	10% - but the economy has much underemployment. (2001 est.)	6.5% - but the economy has much underemployment (2003 est.)
Eritrea	NA%	NA (2003 est.)
Estonia	12.4% (2001)	10.1% (2003)
Ethiopia	NA%	NA (2002)
European Union	-	9.1% (2004 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	full employment; labor shortage	full employment; labor shortage (2001)
Finland	8.5% (2002 est.)	9% (2003 est.)
France	9.1% (2002 est.)	9.7% (2003 est.)
Gambia, The	NA%	NA (2002 est.)
Gaza Strip	50% (includes West Bank) (2002 est.)	50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.)
Germany	9.8% (2002 est.)	10.5% (2003 est.)
Greece	10.3% (2002 est.)	9.4% (2003 est.)
Guatemala	7.5% (1999 est.)	7.5% (2003 est.)
Guinea	NA%	NA (2002 est.)
Guinea-Bissau	NA%	NA (1998)
Honduras	28% (2002 est.)	27.5% (2003 est.)
Hong Kong	7.5% (2002 est.)	7.9% (2003)
Hungary	5.8% (2002 est.)	5.9% (2003 est.)
Iceland	2.8% (2002 est.)	3.4% (2003 est.)
India	8.8% (2002)	9.5% (2003)
Indonesia	10.6% (2002 est.)	8.7% (2003 est.)
Iran	16.3% (2003 est.)	15.7% (2002 est.)
Iraq	NA%	NA (2003 est.)
Ireland	4.3% (2002 est.)	4.7% (2003 est.)
Israel	10.4% (2002 est.)	10.7% (2003 est.)
Italy	9.1% (2002 est.)	8.6% (2003 est.)
Jamaica	15.4% (2002 est.)	15.9% (2003 est.)
Japan	5.4% (2002)	5.3% (2003)
Kazakhstan	8.8% (2002 est.)	8.8% (2003 est.)
Korea, North	NA%	NA (2003)
Korea, South	3.1% (2002 est.)	3.4% (2003 est.)
Kuwait	7% (2002 est.)	2.1% (2003 est.)
Latvia	7.6% (2001 est.)	8.6% (2003 est.)
Liberia	NA	85% (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein	1.3% (37500)	1.3% (September 2002)
Lithuania	12.5% (2001 est.)	10.3% (2003 est.)
Luxembourg	4.1% (2002 est.)	3.6% (2003 est.)
Macau	6.3% (2002)	6.3% (2003)
Macedonia	-	36.7% (2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	37% (2002 est.)	-
Malawi	NA%	NA (2003 est.)
Malaysia	3.8% (2002 est.)	3.6% (2003 est.)
Maldives	NEGL%	NEGL% (2003 est.)
Malta	7% (2002 est.)	7% (2003 est.)
Mauritius	8.8% (2002 est.)	9.8% (2003 est.)
Mexico	urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2002)	3.3% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2003)
Mongolia	20% (2000)	4.6% (2001)
Morocco	19% (2002 est.)	19% (2003 est.)
Nauru	0%	0% (2002 est.)
Netherlands	3% (2002 est.)	5.3% (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles	15% (1998 est.)	15.6% (2002 est.)
New Zealand	5.3% (2002 est.)	4.7% (2003 est.)
Nicaragua	24% plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.)	22% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.)
Niger	NA%	NA (2002 est.)
Nigeria	28% (1992 est.)	NA (2003 est.)
Niue	NA%	NA (March 1999)
Norfolk Island	NA%	NA
Northern Mariana Islands	NA%	NA
Norway	3.9% (2002 est.)	4.7% (2003 est.)
Oman	NA%	NA
Pakistan	7.8% plus substantial underemployment (2002 est.)	7.7% plus substantial underemployment (2003 est.)
Panama	16% (2002 est.)	13.8% (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea	NA%	NA
Paraguay	18.2% (2002 est.)	18.5% (2003 est.)
Peru	9.4%; widespread underemployment (2002 est.)	9.7%; widespread underemployment (2003 est.)
Philippines	10.2% (2002)	11.4% (2003)
Pitcairn Islands	NA%	NA
Poland	18.1% (2002)	20% (2003)
Portugal	4.7% (2002 est.)	6.4% (2003 est.)
Romania	8.3% (2002)	7.2% (2003)
Russia	7.9% plus considerable underemployment (2002)	8.5% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.)
Rwanda	NA%	NA
Sao Tome and Principe	NA%	NA
Saudi Arabia	25% (2002)	25% (2003)
Serbia and Montenegro	32% (2002 est.)	34.5% (2003 est.)
Seychelles	NA%	NA
Sierra Leone	NA%	NA
Singapore	4.6% (2002 est.)	4.8% (2003 est.)
Slovakia	17.2% (2002 est.)	15.2% (2003 est.)
Slovenia	11% (2002 est.)	11.2% (2003 est.)
Solomon Islands	NA%	NA
Somalia	NA%	NA
South Africa	37% (includes workers no longer looking for employment) (2001 est.)	31% (includes workers no longer looking for employment) (2003 est.)
Spain	11.3% (2002 est.)	11.3% (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka	8% (2002)	8.4% (2003)
Sweden	4% (2002 est.)	4.9% (2003 est.)
Switzerland	1.9% (2002 est.)	3.7% (2003 est.)
Taiwan	5.2% (2002 est.)	5% (2003 est.)
Tanzania	NA%	NA
Thailand	2.9% (2002 est.)	2.2% (2003 est.)
Togo	NA%	NA (2003 est.)
Tokelau	NA%	NA
Trinidad and Tobago	10.8% (2002)	10.4% (2003)
Tunisia	15.4% (2002 est.)	14.3% (2003 est.)
Turkey	10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.)	10.5% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan	NA%	NA
Tuvalu	NA%	NA
Uganda	NA%	NA (2002 est.)
Ukraine	3.8% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2002)	3.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2003)
United Arab Emirates	NA%	2.4% (2001)
United Kingdom	5.2% (2002 est.)	5% (2003 est.)
United States	5.8% (2002)	6% (2003)
Uruguay	19.4% (2002)	16% (2003)
Uzbekistan	10% plus another 20% underemployed (1999 est.)	0.5% plus another 20% underemployed (2003)
Vanuatu	NA%	NA
Venezuela	17% (2002 est.)	18% (2003 est.)
Vietnam	25% (1995 est.)	6.1% (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands	4.9% (March 1999)	9.3% (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna	NA%	NA
Western Sahara	NA%	NA
Yemen	30% (1995 est.)	35% (2003 est.)