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  Unemployment rate (2005)Unemployment rate (2008)
Afghanistan Afghanistan NA 40% (2005 est.)
Albania Albania 14.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.) 13% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (2007 est.)
Algeria Algeria 25.4% (2004 est.) 14.1% (2007 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 6% (2000) 29.8% (2005)
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) 8% (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 11% (2001 est.) 11% (2001 est.)
Argentina Argentina 14.8% (2004 est.) 8.9% (2007 est.)
Armenia Armenia 30% (2003 est.) 7.1% (2007 est.)
Aruba Aruba 0.6% (2003 est.) 6.9% (2005 est.)
Australia Australia 5.1% (December 2004 est.) 4.4% (November 2007 est.)
Austria Austria 4.4% (2004 est.) 4.3% (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.2% (official rate) (2004 est.) 8.5% official rate (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 10.2% (2004 est.) 7.6% (2006 est.)
Bahrain Bahrain 15% (1998 est.) 15% (2005 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 40% (includes underemployment) (2004 est.) 2.5% (includes underemployment) (2007 est.)
Barbados Barbados 10.7% (2003 est.) 10.7% (2003 est.)
Belarus Belarus 2% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2004) 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
Belgium Belgium 12% (first half, 2004) 7.6% (2007 est.)
Belize Belize 12.9% (2003) 9.4% (2006)
Benin Benin NA NA%
Bermuda Bermuda 5% (2002 est.) 2.1% (2004 est.)
Bhutan Bhutan NA 2.5% (2004)
Bolivia Bolivia 9.2% in urban areas


note: widespread underemployment (2003 est.)		 8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 44% officially; however, grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to near 20% (2004 est.) 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.)
Botswana Botswana 23.8% (2004 est.) 23.8% (2004)
Brazil Brazil 11.5% (2004 est.) 9.8% (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3% (1995) 3.6% (1997)
Brunei Brunei 3.2% (2002 est.) 4% (2006)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 12.7% (2004 est.) 8% (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso NA% 77%
Burma Burma 5.2% (2004 est.) 5.2% (2007 est.)
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) 5.9% (2007 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 21% (2000 est.) 21% (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 4.1% (1997) 4.4% (2004)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.)
Chad Chad NA NA%
Chile Chile 8.5% (2004 est.) 7% (2007 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.) 4% unemployment in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2007 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60% (2000 est.) 60% (2000 est.)
Colombia Colombia 13.6% (2004 est.) 10.6% (2007 est.)
Comoros Comoros 20% (1996 est.) 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA (2003 est.) NA%
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA (2003) NA%
Cook Islands Cook Islands 13% (1996) 13.1% (2005)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 6.6% (2004 est.) 5.5% (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 13% in urban areas (1998) unemployment may have climbed to 40-50% as a result of the civil war
Croatia Croatia 13.8% (2004 est.) 11.8% (2007 est.)
Cuba Cuba 2.5% (2004 est.) 1.9% (2007 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 3.2%; north Cyprus: 5.6% (2004 est.) area under government control: 3.8% (2005 est.)


area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 5.6% (2004 est.) (2007 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 10.6% (2004 est.) 6.6% (2007 est.)
Denmark Denmark 6.2% (2004 est.) 3.5% (2007 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 50% (2004 est.) 59% in urban areas, 83% in rural areas (2007 est.)
Dominica Dominica 23% (2000 est.) 23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 17% (2004 est.) 15.5% (2007 est.)
East Timor East Timor 50% (including underemployment) (1992 est.) -
Ecuador Ecuador 11.1%; note - underemployment of 47% (2004 est.) 9.8% (2007 est.)
Egypt Egypt 10.9% (2004 est.) 10.1% (2007 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 6.3% - but the economy has much underemployment (2004 est.) 6.6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 30% (1998 est.) 30% (1998 est.)
Eritrea Eritrea NA (2003 est.) NA%
Estonia Estonia 9.6% (2004 est.) 5.2% (2007 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2002) NA%
European Union European Union 9.5% (2004 est.) 8.5% (2006 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) 2.1% (2006)
Fiji Fiji 7.6% (1999) 7.6% (1999)
Finland Finland 8.9% (2004 est.) 6.6% (2007 est.)
France France 10.1% (2004 est.) 8% (2007 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana 22% (2001) -
French Polynesia French Polynesia 11.8% (1994) 11.7% (2005)
Gabon Gabon 21% (1997 est.) 21% (2006 est.)
Gambia, The Gambia, The NA (2002 est.) NA%
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.) 34.8% (2006)
Georgia Georgia 17% (2001 est.) 13.6% (2006 est.)
Germany Germany 10.6% (2004 est.) 9.1%


note: this is the International Labor Organization's estimated rate for international comparisons; Germany's Federal Employment Office estimated a seasonally adjusted rate of 10.8% (2007 est.)
Ghana Ghana 20% (1997 est.) 11% (2000 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 2% (2001 est.) 3% (2005 est.)
Greece Greece 10% (2004 est.) 8.4% (2007 est.)
Greenland Greenland 10% (2000 est.) 9.3% (2005 est.)
Grenada Grenada 12.5% (2000) 12.5% (2000)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 27.8% (1998) -
Guam Guam 15% (2000 est.) 11.4% (2002 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 7.5% (2003 est.) 3.2% (2005 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 0.5% (1999 est.) 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
Guinea Guinea NA (2002 est.) NA%
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau NA (1998) NA%
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.) 27.8% (2007 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 6.7% (2004 est.) 4.2% (2007 est.)
Hungary Hungary 5.9% (2004 est.) 7.1% (2007 est.)
Iceland Iceland 3.1% (2004 est.) 1% (2007 est.)
India India 9.2% (2004 est.) 7.2% (2007 est.)
Indonesia Indonesia 9.2% (2004 est.) 9.7% (2007 est.)
Iran Iran 11.2% (2004 est.) 11% according to the Iranian government (June 2007)
Iraq Iraq 25% to 30% (2004 est.) 18% to 30% (2006 est.)
Ireland Ireland 4.3% (2004 est.) 5% (2007 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 0.6% (2004 est.) 1.5% (December 2006 est.)
Israel Israel 10.7% (2004 est.) 7.6% (2007 est.)
Italy Italy 8.6% (2004 est.) 6.7% (2007 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 15% (2004 est.) 10.2% (2007 est.)
Japan Japan 4.7% (2004 est.) 4% (2007 est.)
Jersey Jersey 0.9% (2004 est.) 2.2% (2006 est.)
Jordan Jordan 15% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.) 13.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8% (2004 est.) 7.1% (2007 est.)
Kenya Kenya 40% (2001 est.) 40% (2001 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) 2% official rate; underemployment 70% (1992 est.)
Korea, North Korea, North NA (2003) NA%
Korea, South Korea, South 3.6% (2004 est.) 3.2% (2007 est.)
Kosovo Kosovo - 50% (2007 est.)
Kuwait Kuwait 2.2% (2004 est.) 2.2% (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 18% (2004 est.) 18% (2004 est.)
Laos Laos 5.7% (1997 est.) 2.4% (2005 est.)
Latvia Latvia 8.8% (2004 est.) 5.9% (2007 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 18% (1997 est.) 20% (2006 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 45% (2002) 45% (2002)
Liberia Liberia 85% (2003 est.) 85% (2003 est.)
Libya Libya 30% (2004) 30% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.3% (September 2002) 1.3% (September 2002)
Lithuania Lithuania 8% (2004 est.) 3.2%


note: based on survey data, official registered unemployment of 5.7% (2007 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 4.5% (December, 2004 est.) 4.4% (2007 est.)
Macau Macau 4.7% (3rd Quarter, 2004) 3.1% (2006)
Macedonia Macedonia 37.7% (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) 35% (2007 est.)
Malawi Malawi NA (2003 est.) NA%
Malaysia Malaysia 3% (2004 est.) 3.1% (2007 est.)
Maldives Maldives NEGL% (2003 est.) NEGL% (2003 est.)
Mali Mali 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.) 14.6% (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 7% (2003 est.) 6.8% (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 30.9% (1999 est.) 30.9% (2000 est.)
Martinique Martinique 27.2% (1998) -
Mauritania Mauritania 20% (2004 est.) 20% (2004 est.)
Mauritius Mauritius 10.8% (2004 est.) 9.2% (2007 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 38% (1999) 25.4% (2005)
Mexico Mexico 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2004 est.) 3.7% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 16% (1999 est.) 22% (2000 est.)
Moldova Moldova 8% (roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad) (2002 est.) 2.1%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2007 est.)
Monaco Monaco 22% (1999) 0% (2005)
Mongolia Mongolia 6.7% (2003) 3.2% (2006)
Montenegro Montenegro - 14.7% (2007 est.)
Montserrat Montserrat 6% (1998 est.) 6% (1998 est.)
Morocco Morocco 12.1% (2004 est.) 15% (2007 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 21% (1997 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 35% (1998) 5.3% (2006 est.)
Nauru Nauru 90% (2004 est.) 90% (2004 est.)
Nepal Nepal 47% (2001 est.) 42% (2004 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 6% (2004 est.) 4.5% (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 15.6% (2002 est.) 17% (2002 est.)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 19% (1996) 17.1% (2004)
New Zealand New Zealand 4.2% (2004 est.) 3.5% (2007 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 7.8% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2003 est.) 5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2007 est.)
Niger Niger NA (2002 est.) NA%
Nigeria Nigeria NA 5.8% (2006 est.)
Niue Niue NA 12% (2001)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 0% -
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands NA 3.9% (2001)
Norway Norway 4.3% (2004 est.) 2.4% (2007 est.)
Oman Oman 15% (2004 est.) 15% (2004 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 8.3% plus substantial underemployment (2004 est.) 7.5% plus substantial underemployment (2007 est.)
Palau Palau 2.3% (2000 est.) 4.2% (2005 est.)
Panama Panama 12.6% (2004 est.) 7.2% (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea NA 1.9% up to 80% in urban areas (2004)
Paraguay Paraguay 15.1% (2004 est.) 11.4% (2007 est.)
Peru Peru 9.6% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2004 est.) 7.4% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2007 est.)
Philippines Philippines 11.7% (2004 est.) 7.3% (2007 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands NA -
Poland Poland 19.5% (2004 est.) 12.8% (2007 est.)
Portugal Portugal 6.5% (2004 est.) 8% (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 12% (2002) 12% (2002)
Qatar Qatar 2.7% (2001) 0.7% (2007 est.)
Reunion Reunion 36% (1999 est.) -
Romania Romania 6.3% (2004 est.) 4.5% (2007 est.)
Russia Russia 8.3% plus considerable underemployment (2004 est.) 5.9% (November 2007 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.) 20% (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.8% (1997) 10.3% (1999)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15% (2001 est.) 15% (2001 est.)
Samoa Samoa NA; note - substantial underemployment NA%
San Marino San Marino 2.6% (2001) 3.8% (2004)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe NA NA%
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 25% (unofficial estimate) (2004 est.) 13% among Saudi males only (local bank estimate; some estimates range as high as 25%) (2004 est.)
Senegal Senegal 48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.) 48%; note - urban youth 45% (2001 est.)
Serbia Serbia - 18.8% (2007 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 30%


note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2004 est.)		 -
Seychelles Seychelles NA NA%
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone NA NA%
Singapore Singapore 3.4% (2004 est.) 1.7% (2007 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 13.1% (31 December 2004 est.) 8.6% (2007 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 6.4% (2004 est.) 4.6% (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands NA% NA%
Somalia Somalia NA NA%
South Africa South Africa 26.2% (2004 est.) 24.2% (2007 est.)
Spain Spain 10.4% (2004 est.) 7.6% (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.8% (2004 est.) 6.3% (2007 est.)
Sudan Sudan 18.7% (2002 est.) 18.7% (2002 est.)
Suriname Suriname 17% (2000) 9.5% (2004)
Swaziland Swaziland 34% (2000 est.) 40% (2006 est.)
Sweden Sweden 5.6% (2004 est.) 4.5% (2007 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.4% (2004 est.) 3.1% (2007 est.)
Syria Syria 20% (2002 est.) 10% (2007 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 4.5% (2004 est.) 3.9% (2007)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 40% (2002 est.) 12% (2004 est.)
Tanzania Tanzania NA NA%
Thailand Thailand 1.5% (November 2004 est.) 1.7% (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste - 50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.)
Togo Togo NA (2003 est.) NA%
Tokelau Tokelau NA% NA%
Tonga Tonga 13.3% (1996 est.) 13% (FY03/04 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 10.4% (2004 est.) 6% (2007 est.)
Tunisia Tunisia 13.8% (2004 est.) 13.9% (2007 est.)
Turkey Turkey 9.3% (plus underemployment of 4.0%) (2004 est.) 9.7% plus underemployment of 4% (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 60% (2004 est.) 60% (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 10% (1997 est.) 10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu NA% NA%
Uganda Uganda NA (2002 est.) NA%
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.) 2.5% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is nearly 7% (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.4% (2001) 2.4% (2001)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 4.8% (2004 est.) 5.4% (2007 est.)
United States United States 5.5% (2004 est.) 4.6% (2007 est.)
Uruguay Uruguay 13% (2004 est.) 9.2% (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.6% officially, plus another 20% underemployed (2004 est.) 0.8% officially by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed (2007 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA% 1.7% (1999)
Venezuela Venezuela 17.1% (2004 est.) 9.1% (2007 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 1.9% (2004 est.) 5.1% (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 9.3% (2003 est.) 6.2% (2004)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NA% 15.2% (2003)
West Bank West Bank 27.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2004 est.) 18.6% (2006)
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 (2007 est.)
Yemen Yemen 35% (2003 est.) 35% (2003 est.)
Zambia Zambia 50% (2000 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 70% (2002 est.) 80% (2005 est.)
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