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Afghanistan Afghanistan NA NA (2003)
Albania Albania 14.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.) 15.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2003 est.)
Algeria Algeria 25.4% (2004 est.) 26.2% (2003 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 6% (2000) 6% (2000)
Andorra Andorra 0% (1996 est.) 0% (1996 est.)
Angola Angola extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 8% (2002) 6.7% (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 11% (2001 est.) 11% (2001 est.)
Argentina Argentina 14.8% (2004 est.) 17.3% (2003)
Armenia Armenia 30% (2003 est.) 20% (2001 est.)
Aruba Aruba 0.6% (2003 est.) 0.6% (2003 est.)
Australia Australia 5.1% (December 2004 est.) 6% (2003)
Austria Austria 4.4% (2004 est.) 4.4% (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.2% (official rate) (2004 est.) 1.1% (official rate is 1.2%) (2003 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 10.2% (2004 est.) 6.9% (2001 est.)
Bahrain Bahrain 15% (1998 est.) 15% (1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 40% (includes underemployment) (2004 est.) 40% (includes underemployment) (2002 est.)
Barbados Barbados 10.7% (2003 est.) 10.7% (2003 est.)
Belarus Belarus 2% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2004) 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers (2003 est.)
Belgium Belgium 12% (first half, 2004) 8.1% (2003 est.)
Belize Belize 12.9% (2003) 9.1% (2002)
Benin Benin NA NA
Bermuda Bermuda 5% (2002 est.) 5% (2002 est.)
Bhutan Bhutan NA NA
Bolivia Bolivia 9.2% in urban areas


note: widespread underemployment (2003 est.)		 11.7%


note: widespread underemployment (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 44% officially; however, grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to near 20% (2004 est.) 40% (2002 est.)
Botswana Botswana 23.8% (2004 est.) 40% (official rate is 21%) (2001 est.)
Brazil Brazil 11.5% (2004 est.) 12.3% (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3% (1995) 3% (1995)
Brunei Brunei 3.2% (2002 est.) 10% (2001 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 12.7% (2004 est.) 14.3% (2003)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso NA% NA
Burma Burma 5.2% (2004 est.) 4.2% (2003)
Burundi Burundi NA NA
Cambodia Cambodia 2.5% (2000 est.) 2.5% (2000 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 30% (2001 est.) 30% (2001 est.)
Canada Canada 7% (2004) 7.8% (2003 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 21% (2000 est.) 21% (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 4.1% (1997) 4.1% (1997)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.)
Chad Chad NA NA (2000)
Chile Chile 8.5% (2004 est.) 8.5% (2003 est.)
China China 9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.) 10.1% urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2003 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island - NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60% (2000 est.) 60% (2000 est.)
Colombia Colombia 13.6% (2004 est.) 14.2% (2003 est.)
Comoros Comoros 20% (1996 est.) 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA (2003 est.) NA (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA (2003) NA (2003)
Cook Islands Cook Islands 13% (1996) 13% (1996)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 6.6% (2004 est.) 6.7% (2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 13% in urban areas (1998) 13% in urban areas (1998)
Croatia Croatia 13.8% (2004 est.) 19.5% (2003)
Cuba Cuba 2.5% (2004 est.) 2.6% (2003 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 3.2%; north Cyprus: 5.6% (2004 est.) Republic of Cyprus: 3.4%; north Cyprus: 5.6% (2003 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 10.6% (2004 est.) 9.9% (2003)
Denmark Denmark 6.2% (2004 est.) 6.1% (2003)
Djibouti Djibouti 50% (2004 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Dominica Dominica 23% (2000 est.) 23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 17% (2004 est.) 16.5% (2003 est.)
East Timor East Timor 50% (including underemployment) (1992 est.) 50% (including underemployment) (1992 est.)
Ecuador Ecuador 11.1%; note - underemployment of 47% (2004 est.) 9.8%; note - underemployment of 47% (2003 est.)
Egypt Egypt 10.9% (2004 est.) 9.9% (2003 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 6.3% - but the economy has much underemployment (2004 est.) 6.5% - but the economy has much underemployment (2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 30% (1998 est.) 30% (1998 est.)
Eritrea Eritrea NA (2003 est.) NA (2003 est.)
Estonia Estonia 9.6% (2004 est.) 10.1% (2003)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2002) NA (2002)
European Union European Union 9.5% (2004 est.) 9.1% (2004 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) full employment; labor shortage (2001) full employment; labor shortage (2001)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1% (October 2000) 1% (October 2000)
Fiji Fiji 7.6% (1999) 7.6% (1999)
Finland Finland 8.9% (2004 est.) 9% (2003 est.)
France France 10.1% (2004 est.) 9.7% (2003 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana 22% (2001) 22% (2001)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 11.8% (1994) 11.8% (1994)
Gabon Gabon 21% (1997 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Gambia, The Gambia, The NA (2002 est.) NA (2002 est.)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.) 50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.)
Georgia Georgia 17% (2001 est.) 17% (2001 est.)
Germany Germany 10.6% (2004 est.) 10.5% (2003 est.)
Ghana Ghana 20% (1997 est.) 20% (1997 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 2% (2001 est.) 2% (2001 est.)
Greece Greece 10% (2004 est.) 9.4% (2003 est.)
Greenland Greenland 10% (2000 est.) 10% (2000 est.)
Grenada Grenada 12.5% (2000) 12.5% (2000)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 27.8% (1998) 27.8% (1998)
Guam Guam 15% (2000 est.) 15% (2000 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 7.5% (2003 est.) 7.5% (2003 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 0.5% (1999 est.) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Guinea Guinea NA (2002 est.) NA (2002 est.)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau NA (1998) NA (1998)
Guyana Guyana 9.1% (understated) (2000) 9.1% (understated) (2000)
Haiti 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 (2002 est.)
Honduras Honduras 28.5% (2004 est.) 27.5% (2003 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 6.7% (2004 est.) 7.9% (2003)
Hungary Hungary 5.9% (2004 est.) 5.9% (2003 est.)
Iceland Iceland 3.1% (2004 est.) 3.4% (2003 est.)
India India 9.2% (2004 est.) 9.5% (2003)
Indonesia Indonesia 9.2% (2004 est.) 8.7% (2003 est.)
Iran Iran 11.2% (2004 est.) 15.7% (2002 est.)
Iraq Iraq 25% to 30% (2004 est.) NA (2003 est.)
Ireland Ireland 4.3% (2004 est.) 4.7% (2003 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 0.6% (2004 est.) 0.7% (March 2003)
Israel Israel 10.7% (2004 est.) 10.7% (2003 est.)
Italy Italy 8.6% (2004 est.) 8.6% (2003 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 15% (2004 est.) 15.9% (2003 est.)
Japan Japan 4.7% (2004 est.) 5.3% (2003)
Jersey Jersey 0.9% (2004 est.) 0.7% (1998 est.)
Jordan Jordan 15% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.) 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8% (2004 est.) 8.8% (2003 est.)
Kenya Kenya 40% (2001 est.) 40% (2001 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.)
Korea, North Korea, North NA (2003) NA (2003)
Korea, South Korea, South 3.6% (2004 est.) 3.4% (2003 est.)
Kuwait Kuwait 2.2% (2004 est.) 2.1% (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 18% (2004 est.) 7.2% (1999 est.)
Laos Laos 5.7% (1997 est.) 5.7% (1997 est.)
Latvia Latvia 8.8% (2004 est.) 8.6% (2003 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 18% (1997 est.) 18% (1997 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 45% (2002) 45% (2002)
Liberia Liberia 85% (2003 est.) 85% (2003 est.)
Libya Libya 30% (2004) 30% (2001)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.3% (September 2002) 1.3% (September 2002)
Lithuania Lithuania 8% (2004 est.) 10.3% (2003 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 4.5% (December, 2004 est.) 3.6% (2003 est.)
Macau Macau 4.7% (3rd Quarter, 2004) 6.3% (2003)
Macedonia Macedonia 37.7% (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) 36.7% (2003 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar - 5.9% (1998)
Malawi Malawi NA (2003 est.) NA (2003 est.)
Malaysia Malaysia 3% (2004 est.) 3.6% (2003 est.)
Maldives Maldives NEGL% (2003 est.) NEGL% (2003 est.)
Mali Mali 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.) 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 7% (2003 est.) 7% (2003 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 30.9% (1999 est.) 30.9% (1999 est.)
Martinique Martinique 27.2% (1998) 27.2% (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 20% (2004 est.) 21% (1999 est.)
Mauritius Mauritius 10.8% (2004 est.) 9.8% (2003 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 38% (1999) 38% (1999)
Mexico Mexico 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2004 est.) 3.3% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 16% (1999 est.) 16% (1999 est.)
Moldova Moldova 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.) 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.)
Monaco Monaco 22% (1999) 3.1% (1998)
Mongolia Mongolia 6.7% (2003) 4.6% (2001)
Montserrat Montserrat 6% (1998 est.) 6% (1998 est.)
Morocco Morocco 12.1% (2004 est.) 19% (2003 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 21% (1997 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 35% (1998) 35% (1998)
Nauru Nauru 90% (2004 est.) 0% (2002 est.)
Nepal Nepal 47% (2001 est.) 47% (2001 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 6% (2004 est.) 5.3% (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 15.6% (2002 est.) 15.6% (2002 est.)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 19% (1996) 19% (1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 4.2% (2004 est.) 4.7% (2003 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 7.8% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2003 est.) 22% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.)
Niger Niger NA (2002 est.) NA (2002 est.)
Nigeria Nigeria NA NA (2003 est.)
Niue Niue NA NA (March 1999)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 0% NA
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands NA NA
Norway Norway 4.3% (2004 est.) 4.7% (2003 est.)
Oman Oman 15% (2004 est.) NA
Pakistan Pakistan 8.3% plus substantial underemployment (2004 est.) 7.7% plus substantial underemployment (2003 est.)
Palau Palau 2.3% (2000 est.) 2.3% (2000 est.)
Panama Panama 12.6% (2004 est.) 13.8% (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea NA NA
Paraguay Paraguay 15.1% (2004 est.) 18.5% (2003 est.)
Peru Peru 9.6% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2004 est.) 9.7%; widespread underemployment (2003 est.)
Philippines Philippines 11.7% (2004 est.) 11.4% (2003)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands NA NA
Poland Poland 19.5% (2004 est.) 20% (2003)
Portugal Portugal 6.5% (2004 est.) 6.4% (2003 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 12% (2002) 12% (2002)
Qatar Qatar 2.7% (2001) 2.7% (2001)
Reunion Reunion 36% (1999 est.) 36% (1999 est.)
Romania Romania 6.3% (2004 est.) 7.2% (2003)
Russia Russia 8.3% plus considerable underemployment (2004 est.) 8.5% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda NA NA
Saint Helena Saint Helena 14% (1998 est.) 14% (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.5% (1997) 4.5% (1997)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 20% (2003 est.) 16.5% (1997 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.8% (1997) 9.8% (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15% (2001 est.) 22% (1997 est.)
Samoa Samoa NA; note - substantial underemployment NA%; note - substantial underemployment
San Marino San Marino 2.6% (2001) 2.6% (2001)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe NA NA
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 25% (unofficial estimate) (2004 est.) 25% (2003)
Senegal Senegal 48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.) 48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 30%


note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2004 est.)		 34.5% (2003 est.)
Seychelles Seychelles NA NA
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone NA NA
Singapore Singapore 3.4% (2004 est.) 4.8% (2003 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 13.1% (31 December 2004 est.) 15.2% (2003 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 6.4% (2004 est.) 11.2% (2003 est.)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands NA% NA
Somalia Somalia NA NA
South Africa South Africa 26.2% (2004 est.) 31% (includes workers no longer looking for employment) (2003 est.)
Spain Spain 10.4% (2004 est.) 11.3% (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.8% (2004 est.) 8.4% (2003)
Sudan Sudan 18.7% (2002 est.) 18.7% (2002 est.)
Suriname Suriname 17% (2000) 17% (2000)
Swaziland Swaziland 34% (2000 est.) 34% (2000 est.)
Sweden Sweden 5.6% (2004 est.) 4.9% (2003 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.4% (2004 est.) 3.7% (2003 est.)
Syria Syria 20% (2002 est.) 20% (2002 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 4.5% (2004 est.) 5% (2003 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 40% (2002 est.) 40% (2002 est.)
Tanzania Tanzania NA NA
Thailand Thailand 1.5% (November 2004 est.) 2.2% (2003 est.)
Togo Togo NA (2003 est.) NA (2003 est.)
Tokelau Tokelau NA% NA
Tonga Tonga 13.3% (1996 est.) 13.3% (1996 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 10.4% (2004 est.) 10.4% (2003)
Tunisia Tunisia 13.8% (2004 est.) 14.3% (2003 est.)
Turkey Turkey 9.3% (plus underemployment of 4.0%) (2004 est.) 10.5% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 60% (2004 est.) NA
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 10% (1997 est.) 10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu NA% NA
Uganda Uganda NA (2002 est.) NA (2002 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 3.5% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is around 9-10 percent (2004 est.) 3.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (2003)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.4% (2001) 2.4% (2001)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 4.8% (2004 est.) 5% (2003 est.)
United States United States 5.5% (2004 est.) 6% (2003)
Uruguay Uruguay 13% (2004 est.) 16% (2003)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.6% officially, plus another 20% underemployed (2004 est.) 0.5% plus another 20% underemployed (2003)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA% NA
Venezuela Venezuela 17.1% (2004 est.) 18% (2003 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 1.9% (2004 est.) 6.1% (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 9.3% (2003 est.) 9.3% (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NA% NA
West Bank West Bank 27.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2004 est.) 50% (includes Gaza Strip) (2002 est.)
Western Sahara Western Sahara NA NA
World 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
Yemen Yemen 35% (2003 est.) 35% (2003 est.)
Zambia Zambia 50% (2000 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 70% (2002 est.) 70% (2002 est.)
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