| Unemployment rate (2007) | Unemployment rate (2006) | ||
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				Afghanistan | 40% (2005 est.) | 40% (2005 est.) | 
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				Albania | 13.8% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (2006 est.) | 14.3% official rate, but may exceed 30% (2005 est.) | 
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				Algeria | 15.7% (2006 est.) | 17.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				American Samoa | 29.8% (2005) | 29.8% (2005) | 
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				Andorra | 0% (1996 est.) | 0% (1996 est.) | 
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				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.) | 
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				Anguilla | 8% (2002) | 8% (2002) | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 11% (2001 est.) | 11% (2001 est.) | 
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				Argentina | 8.7% (2006 est.) | 11.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Armenia | 7.4% (November 2006 est.) | 31.6% (2004 est.) | 
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				Aruba | 6.9% (2005 est.) | 6.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Australia | 4.9% (2006 est.) | 5.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				Austria | 4.9% (2006 est.) | 5.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 1.2% official rate (2006 est.) | 1.1% official rate (2005 est.) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 10.2% (2005 est.) | 10.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bahrain | 15% (2005 est.) | 15% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bangladesh | 2.5% (includes underemployment) (2006 est.) | 2.5% (includes underemployment) (2005 est.) | 
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				Barbados | 10.7% (2003 est.) | 10.7% (2003 est.) | 
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				Belarus | 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005) | 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005) | 
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				Belgium | 8.1% (2006 est.) | 8.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Belize | 9.4% (2006) | 12.9% (2003) | 
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				Benin | NA% | NA% | 
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				Bermuda | 2.1% (2004 est.) | 2.1% (2004 est.) | 
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				Bhutan | 2.5% (2004) | NA% | 
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				Bolivia | 7.8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2006 est.) | 8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2005 est.) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.) | 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.) | 
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				Botswana | 23.8% (2004) | 23.8% (2004) | 
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				Brazil | 9.6% (2006 est.) | 9.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 3.6% (1997) | 3.6% (1997) | 
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				Brunei | 4% (2006) | 4.8% (2004) | 
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				Bulgaria | 9.6% (2006 est.) | 9.9% (2005) | 
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				Burkina Faso | NA% | NA% | 
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				Burma | 10.2% (2006 est.) | 5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Burundi | NA% | NA% | 
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				Cambodia | 2.5% (2000 est.) | 2.5% (2000 est.) | 
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				Cameroon | 30% (2001 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | 
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				Canada | 6.4% (2006 est.) | 6.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cape Verde | 21% (2000 est.) | 21% (2000 est.) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 4.4% (2004) | 4.4% (2004) | 
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				Central African Republic | 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) | 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) | 
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				Chad | NA% | NA% | 
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				Chile | 7.8% (2006 est.) | 8.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				China | 4.2% official registered unemployment in urban areas in 2005; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2005) | 9% official registered unemployment in urban areas in 2004; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 60% (2000 est.) | 60% (2000 est.) | 
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				Colombia | 11.1% (2006 est.) | 11.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Comoros | 20% (1996 est.) | 20% (1996 est.) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA% | NA% | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | NA% | NA% | 
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				Cook Islands | 13.1% (2005) | 13.1% (2005) | 
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				Costa Rica | 6.6% (2006 est.) | 6.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 13% in urban areas (1998) | 13% in urban areas (1998) | 
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				Croatia | 17.2% official rate; labor force surveys indicate unemployment around 14% (2006 est.) | 18% official rate; labor force surveys indicate unemployment around 14% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cuba | 1.9% (2006 est.) | 1.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cyprus | area under government control: 5.5% (2005 est.) 
 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 5.6% (2004 est.) (2006 est.)  | 
				Republic of Cyprus: 4% (2005 est.); north Cyprus: 5.6% (2004 est.) | 
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				Czech Republic | 8.4% (2006 est.) | 7.9% (2005) | 
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				Denmark | 3.8% (2006 est.) | 5.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Djibouti | 50% (2004 est.) | 50% (2004 est.) | 
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				Dominica | 23% (2000 est.) | 23% (2000 est.) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 16% (2006 est.) | 17% (2005 est.) | 
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				East Timor | - | 50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.) | 
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				Ecuador | 10.6% official rate; but underemployment of 47% (2006 est.) | 10.7% official rate; but underemployment of 47% (2005 est.) | 
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				Egypt | 10.3% (2006 est.) | 9.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				El Salvador | 6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2006 est.) | 6.5% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2005 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 30% (1998 est.) | 30% (1998 est.) | 
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				Eritrea | NA% | NA% | 
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				Estonia | 4.5% (2006 est.) | 7.8% (2005) | 
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				Ethiopia | NA% | NA% | 
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				European Union | 8.5% (2006 est.) | 9.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | full employment; labor shortage (2001) | full employment; labor shortage (2001) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 2.1% (2006) | 1% (October 2000) | 
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				Fiji | 7.6% (1999) | 7.6% (1999) | 
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				Finland | 7% (2006 est.) | 8.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				France | 8.7% (2006 est.) | 9.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				French Guiana | - | 19.2% (December 2003) | 
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				French Polynesia | 11.7% (2005) | 11.8% (1994) | 
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				Gabon | 21% (2006 est.) | 21% (1997 est.) | 
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				Gambia, The | NA% | NA% | 
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				Gaza Strip | 20.3% (includes West Bank) (2005) | 31% (includes West Bank) (January-September 2005 avg.) | 
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				Georgia | 12.6% (2004 est.) | 12.6% (2004 est.) | 
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				Germany | 7.1% 
 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% (2006 est.)  | 
				11.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ghana | 20% (1997 est.) | 20% (1997 est.) | 
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				Gibraltar | 2% (2001 est.) | 2% (2001 est.) | 
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				Greece | 9.2% (2006 est.) | 9.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Greenland | 9.3% (2005 est.) | 10% (2000 est.) | 
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				Grenada | 12.5% (2000) | 12.5% (2000) | 
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				Guadeloupe | - | 26.9% (2003) | 
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				Guam | 11.4% (2002 est.) | 11.4% (2002 est.) | 
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				Guatemala | 3.2% (2005 est.) | 7.5% (2003 est.) | 
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				Guernsey | 0.9% (March 2006 est.) | 0.5% (1999 est.) | 
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				Guinea | NA% | NA% | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | NA% | NA% | 
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				Guyana | 9.1% (understated) (2000) | 9.1% (understated) (2000) | 
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				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.) | 
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				Honduras | 27.9% (2006 est.) | 28% (2005 est.) | 
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				Hong Kong | 4.9% (2006 est.) | 5.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Hungary | 7.4% (2006 est.) | 7.2% (2005) | 
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				Iceland | 1.3% (2006 est.) | 2.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				India | 7.8% (2006 est.) | 8.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Indonesia | 12.5% (2006 est.) | 11.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Iran | 15% according to the Iranian government (2007 est.) | 11.2% (2004 est.) | 
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				Iraq | 25% to 30% (2005 est.) | 25% to 30% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ireland | 4.3% (2006 est.) | 4.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Isle of Man | 1.5% (December 2006 est.) | 0.6% (2004 est.) | 
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				Israel | 8.3% (2006 est.) | 9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Italy | 7% (2006 est.) | 7.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Jamaica | 11.3% (2006 est.) | 11.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Japan | 4.1% (2006 est.) | 4.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Jersey | 2.2% (2006 est.) | 0.9% (2004 est.) | 
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				Jordan | 15.4% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2006 est.) | 12.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 7.4% (2006 est.) | 8.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kenya | 40% (2001 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | 
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				Kiribati | 2% official rate; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) | 2% official rate; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) | 
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				Korea, North | NA% | NA% | 
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				Korea, South | 3.3% (2006 est.) | 3.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kuwait | 2.2% (2004 est.) | 2.2% (2004 est.) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 18% (2004 est.) | 18% (2004 est.) | 
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				Laos | 2.4% (2005 est.) | 2.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Latvia | 6.5% (2006 est.) | 7.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Lebanon | 20% (2006 est.) | 18% (1997 est.) | 
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				Lesotho | 45% (2002) | 45% (2002) | 
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				Liberia | 85% (2003 est.) | 85% (2003 est.) | 
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				Libya | 30% (2004 est.) | 30% (2004 est.) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 1.3% (September 2002) | 1.3% (September 2002) | 
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				Lithuania | 3.7% 
 note: based on survey data, official registered unemployment of 5.7% (2006 est.)  | 
				8.2% (2005) | 
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				Luxembourg | 4.1% (2006 est.) | 4.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Macau | 4.1% (2005) | 4.1% (3rd Quarter 2005) | 
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				Macedonia | 36% (2006 est.) | 37.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Malawi | NA% | NA% | 
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				Malaysia | 3.5% (2006 est.) | 3.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Maldives | NEGL% (2003 est.) | NEGL% (2003 est.) | 
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				Mali | 14.6% (2001 est.) | 14.6% (2001 est.) | 
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				Malta | 6.8% (2005 est.) | 7.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 30.9% (2000 est.) | 30.9% (2000 est.) | 
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				Martinique | - | 27.2% (1998) | 
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				Mauritania | 20% (2004 est.) | 20% (2004 est.) | 
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				Mauritius | 9.4% (2006 est.) | 9.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mayotte | 25.4% (2005) | 32.8% (2003) | 
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				Mexico | 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2006 est.) | 3.6% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 22% (2000 est.) | 22% (2000 est.) | 
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				Moldova | 7.3%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2005 est.) | 8%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2002 est.) | 
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				Monaco | 0% (2005) | 22% (1999) | 
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				Mongolia | 3.3% (2005) | 6.7% (2003) | 
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				Montenegro | 27.7% (2005) | 27.7% (2005) | 
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				Montserrat | 6% (1998 est.) | 6% (1998 est.) | 
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				Morocco | 7.7% (2006 est.) | 11% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mozambique | 21% (1997 est.) | 21% (1997 est.) | 
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				Namibia | 5.3% (2006 est.) | 35% (1998) | 
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				Nauru | 90% (2004 est.) | 90% (2004 est.) | 
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				Nepal | 42% (2004 est.) | 42% (2004 est.) | 
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				Netherlands | 5.5% (2006 est.) | 6.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 17% (2002 est.) | 17% (2002 est.) | 
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				New Caledonia | 17.1% (2004) | 17.1% (2004) | 
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				New Zealand | 3.8% (2006 est.) | 3.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Nicaragua | 3.8% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2006 est.) | 5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2005 est.) | 
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				Niger | NA% | NA% | 
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				Nigeria | 5.8% (2006 est.) | 2.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Niue | 12% (2001) | 12% NA% | 
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				Norfolk Island | - | 0% | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 3.9% (2001) | 3.9% NA% | 
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				Norway | 3.5% (2006 est.) | 4.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Oman | 15% (2004 est.) | 15% (2004 est.) | 
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				Pakistan | 6.5% plus substantial underemployment (2006 est.) | 6.6% plus substantial underemployment (2005 est.) | 
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				Palau | 4.2% (2005 est.) | 4.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Panama | 8.8% (2006 est.) | 9.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 2% up to 80% in urban areas (2004) | 2.8% up to 80% in urban areas (2004) | 
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				Paraguay | 9.4% (2005 est.) | 16% (2005 est.) | 
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				Peru | 7.2% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2006 est.) | 7.6% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2005 est.) | 
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				Philippines | 7.9% (2006 est.) | 8.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Poland | 14.9% (2006 est.) | 18.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Portugal | 7.6% (2006 est.) | 7.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 12% (2002) | 12% (2002) | 
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				Qatar | 3.2% (2006 est.) | 2.7% (2001) | 
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				Reunion | - | 31% (2002) | 
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				Romania | 6.1% (2006 est.) | 7.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Russia | 6.6% plus considerable underemployment (2006 est.) | 7.6% plus considerable underemployment (2005 est.) | 
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				Rwanda | NA% | NA% | 
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				Saint Helena | 14% (1998 est.) | 14% (1998 est.) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% (1997) | 4.5% (1997) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 20% (2003 est.) | 20% (2003 est.) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 10.3% (1999) | 10.3% (1999) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15% (2001 est.) | 15% (2001 est.) | 
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				Samoa | NA% | NA% | 
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				San Marino | 3.8% (2004) | 2.6% (2001) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | NA% | NA% | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 13% among Saudi males only (local bank estimate; some estimates range as high as 25%) (2004 est.) | 13% among Saudi males only (local bank estimate; some estimates range as high as 25%) (2004 est.) | 
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				Senegal | 48%; note - urban youth 40% (2001 est.) | 48%; note - urban youth 40% (2001 est.) | 
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				Serbia | 31.6% 
 note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2005 est.)  | 
				31.6% 
 note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2005 est.)  | 
				
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				Seychelles | NA% | NA% | 
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				Sierra Leone | NA% | NA% | 
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				Singapore | 3.1% (2006 est.) | 3.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				Slovakia | 10.2% (2006 est.) | 16.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Slovenia | 9.6% (2006 est.) | 6.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Solomon Islands | NA% | NA% | 
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				Somalia | NA% | NA% | 
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				South Africa | 25.5% (2006 est.) | 26.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Spain | 8.1% (2006 est.) | 9.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 7.6% (2006 est.) | 7.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sudan | 18.7% (2002 est.) | 18.7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Suriname | 9.5% (2004) | 9.5% (2004) | 
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				Swaziland | 40% (2006 est.) | 40% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sweden | 5.6% (2006 est.) | 5.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Switzerland | 3.3% (2006 est.) | 3.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Syria | 12.5% (2005 est.) | 12.3% (2004 est.) | 
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				Taiwan | 3.9% (2006 est.) | 4.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tajikistan | 12% (2004 est.) | 12% (2004 est.) | 
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				Tanzania | NA% | NA% | 
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				Thailand | 2.1% (2006 est.) | 1.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Timor-Leste | 50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.) | - | 
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				Togo | NA% | NA% | 
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				Tokelau | NA% | NA% | 
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				Tonga | 13% (FY03/04 est.) | 13% (FY03/04 est.) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 7% (2006 est.) | 8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tunisia | 13.9% (2006 est.) | 14.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Turkey | 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2006 est.) | 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 60% (2004 est.) | 60% (2004 est.) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 10% (1997 est.) | 10% (1997 est.) | 
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				Tuvalu | NA% | NA% | 
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				Uganda | NA% | NA% | 
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				Ukraine | 2.7% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is 6.7% (2006 est.) | 3.1% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers; the International Labor Organization calculates that Ukraine's real unemployment level is around 9-10% (2005 est.) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 2.4% (2001) | 2.4% (2001) | 
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				United Kingdom | 2.9% (2006 est.) | 4.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				United States | 4.8% (2006 est.) | 5.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				Uruguay | 10.8% (2006 est.) | 12.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 3% officially by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed (2006) | 0.7% officially, plus another 20% underemployed (2005 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | 1.7% (1999) | 1.7% NA% | 
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				Venezuela | 8.9% (2006 est.) | 12.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Vietnam | 2% (2006 est.) | 2.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 6.2% (2004) | 6.2% (2004) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | 15.2% (2003) | 15.2% NA% | 
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				West Bank | 20.3% (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) | 19.9% (includes Gaza Strip) (January-September 2005) | 
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				Western Sahara | NA% | NA% | 
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				World | 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2006 est.) | 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment | 
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				Yemen | 35% (2003 est.) | 35% (2003 est.) | 
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				Zambia | 50% (2000 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 80% (2005 est.) | 80% (2005 est.) |