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  Unemployment rate (2008)Unemployment rate (2001)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 40% (2005 est.) NA%
Albania Albania 13% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (2007 est.) 16% (2000 est.) officially; may be as high as 25%
Algeria Algeria 14.1% (2007 est.) 30% (1999 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 29.8% (2005) 16% (1993)
Andorra Andorra 0% (1996 est.) 0%
Angola Angola extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2000 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 8% (2002) 7% (1992 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 11% (2001 est.) 7% (1999 est.)
Argentina Argentina 8.9% (2007 est.) 15% (December 2000)
Armenia Armenia 7.1% (2007 est.) 20% (1998 est.)

note:
official rate is 9.3% for 1998
Aruba Aruba 6.9% (2005 est.) 0.6% (1999 est.)
Australia Australia 4.4% (November 2007 est.) 6.4% (2000)
Austria Austria 4.3% (2007 est.) 5.4% (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8.5% official rate (2005 est.) 20% (1999 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 7.6% (2006 est.) 9% (1998 est.)
Bahrain Bahrain 15% (2005 est.) 15% (1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2.5% (includes underemployment) (2007 est.) 35.2% (1996)
Barbados Barbados 10.7% (2003 est.) 11% (1999 est.)
Belarus Belarus 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005) 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers
Belgium Belgium 7.6% (2007 est.) 8.4% (2000 est.)
Belize Belize 9.4% (2006) 12.8% (1999)
Bermuda Bermuda 2.1% (2004 est.) NEGL% (1995)
Bhutan Bhutan 2.5% (2004) NA%
Bolivia Bolivia 8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2006) 11.4% (1997)

note:
widespread underemployment
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.) 35%-40% (1999 est.)
Botswana Botswana 23.8% (2004) 40% (2000 est.)
Brazil Brazil 9.8% (2007 est.) 7.1% (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3.6% (1997) 3% (1995)
Brunei Brunei 4% (2006) 4.9% (1995 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 8% (2007 est.) 17.7% (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 77% NA%
Burma Burma 5.2% (2007 est.) 7.1% (official FY97/98 est.)
Cambodia Cambodia 2.5% (2000 est.) 2.8% (1999 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 30% (2001 est.) 30% (1998 est.)
Canada Canada 5.9% (2007 est.) 6.8% (2000 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 21% (2000 est.) 24% (1999 est.)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 4.4% (2004) 4.1% (1997)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 8% (23% for Bangui) (2001 est.) 6% (1993)
Chile Chile 7% (2007 est.) 9% (December 2000)
China China 4% unemployment in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2007 est.) urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2000 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island - NA%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60% (2000 est.) -
Colombia Colombia 10.6% (2007 est.) 20% (2000 est.)
Cook Islands Cook Islands 13.1% (2005) NA%
Costa Rica Costa Rica 5.5% (2007 est.) 5.2% (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire unemployment may have climbed to 40-50% as a result of the civil war 13% in urban areas (1998 est.)
Croatia Croatia 11.8% (2007 est.) 22% (October 2000)
Cuba Cuba 1.9% (2007 est.) 5.5% (2000 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus area under government control: 3.8% (2005 est.)


area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 5.6% (2004 est.) (2007 est.)
Greek Cypriot area: 3.6% (2000 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 6% (1998 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 6.6% (2007 est.) 8.7% (2000 est.)
Denmark Denmark 3.5% (2007 est.) 5.3% (2000)
Djibouti Djibouti 59% in urban areas, 83% in rural areas (2007 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Dominica Dominica 23% (2000 est.) 20% (1999 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 15.5% (2007 est.) 13.8% (1999 est.)
Ecuador Ecuador 9.8% (2007 est.) 13%; note - widespread underemployment (2000 est.)
Egypt Egypt 10.1% (2007 est.) 11.5% (2000 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 6.6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2007 est.) 10% (2000 est.)
Estonia Estonia 5.2% (2007 est.) 11.7% (1999 est.)
European Union European Union 8.5% (2006 est.) -
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) full employment; labor shortage (2001) full employment; labor shortage
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2.1% (2006) 1% (October 2000)
Fiji Fiji 7.6% (1999) 6% (1997 est.)
Finland Finland 6.6% (2007 est.) 9.8% (2000 est.)
France France 8% (2007 est.) 9.7% (2000 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana - 21.4% (1998)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 11.7% (2005) 15% (1992 est.)
Gabon Gabon 21% (2006 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 34.8% (2006) 40% (includes West Bank) (yearend 2000)
Georgia Georgia 13.6% (2006 est.) 14.9% (1999 est.)
Germany Germany 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.)
9.9% (2000 est.)
Ghana Ghana 11% (2000 est.) 20% (1997 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 3% (2005 est.) 13.5% (1996)
Greece Greece 8.4% (2007 est.) 11.3% (2000 est.)
Greenland Greenland 9.3% (2005 est.) 7% (1999 est.)
Grenada Grenada 12.5% (2000) 15% (1997)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe - 27.8% (1998)
Guam Guam 11.4% (2002 est.) 15% (2000 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 3.2% (2005 est.) 7.5% (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 0.9% (March 2006 est.) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Guyana Guyana 9.1% (understated) (2000) 12% (1992 est.)
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 (1999)
Honduras Honduras 27.8% (2007 est.) 28% (2000 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 4.2% (2007 est.) 4.5% (2000 est.)
Hungary Hungary 7.1% (2007 est.) 9.4% (2000 est.)
Iceland Iceland 1% (2007 est.) 2.7% (January 2001)
India India 7.2% (2007 est.) NA%
Indonesia Indonesia 9.7% (2007 est.) 15%-20% (1998 est.)
Iran Iran 11% according to the Iranian government (June 2007) 14% (1999 est.)
Iraq Iraq 18% to 30% (2006 est.) NA%
Ireland Ireland 5% (2007 est.) 4.1% (2000)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 1.5% (December 2006 est.) 0.6% (August 2000)
Israel Israel 7.6% (2007 est.) 9% (2000 est.)
Italy Italy 6.7% (2007 est.) 10.4% (2000 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 10.2% (2007 est.) 16% (2000 est.)
Japan Japan 4% (2007 est.) 4.7% (2000)
Jersey Jersey 2.2% (2006 est.) 0.7% (1998 est.)
Jordan Jordan 13.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2007 est.) 15% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (1999 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.1% (2007 est.) 13.7% (1998 est.)
Kenya Kenya 40% (2001 est.) 50% (1998 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 2% official rate; underemployment 70% (1992 est.) 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.)
Korea, South Korea, South 3.2% (2007 est.) 4.1% (2000 est.)
Kosovo Kosovo 50% (2007 est.) -
Kuwait Kuwait 2.2% (2004 est.) 1.8% (official 1996 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 18% (2004 est.) 6% (1998 est.)
Laos Laos 2.4% (2005 est.) 5.7% (1997 est.)
Latvia Latvia 5.9% (2007 est.) 7.8% (2000 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 20% (2006 est.) 18% (1997 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 45% (2002) 45% (2000 est.)
Liberia Liberia 85% (2003 est.) 70%
Libya Libya 30% (2004 est.) 30% (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.3% (September 2002) 1.8% (February 1999)
Lithuania Lithuania 3.2%


note: based on survey data, official registered unemployment of 5.7% (2007 est.)
10.8% (2000)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 4.4% (2007 est.) 2.7% (2000 est.)
Macau Macau 3.1% (2006) 6.6% (2000)
Macedonia Macedonia 35% (2007 est.) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 32% (2000)
Madagascar Madagascar - NA%
Malaysia Malaysia 3.1% (2007 est.) 2.8% (2000 est.)
Maldives Maldives NEGL% (2003 est.) NEGL%
Mali Mali 14.6% (2001 est.) NA%
Malta Malta 6.8% (2005 est.) 4.5% (3rd Quarter 2000)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 30.9% (2000 est.) 16% (1991 est.)
Martinique Martinique - 27.2% (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 20% (2004 est.) 23% (1995 est.)
Mauritius Mauritius 9.2% (2007 est.) 6.4% (1999 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 25.4% (2005) 45% (1997)
Mexico Mexico 3.7% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2007 est.) urban - 2.2% (2000); plus considerable underemployment
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 22% (2000 est.) 16% (1999 est.)
Moldova Moldova 2.1%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2007 est.) 1.9% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (November 2000)
Monaco Monaco 0% (2005) 3.1% (1998)
Mongolia Mongolia 3.2% (2006) NA%
Montenegro Montenegro 14.7% (2007 est.) -
Montserrat Montserrat 6% (1998 est.) 20% (1996 est.)
Morocco Morocco 15% (2007 est.) 23% (1999 est.)
Namibia Namibia 5.3% (2006 est.) 30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.)
Nauru Nauru 90% (2004 est.) 0%
Nepal Nepal 42% (2004 est.) NA%; substantial underemployment (1999)
Netherlands Netherlands 4.5% (2007 est.) 2.6% (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 17% (2002 est.) 14.9% (1998 est.)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 17.1% (2004) 19% (1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 3.5% (2007 est.) 6.3% (2000 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2007 est.) 20% plus considerable underemployment (1999 est.)
Nigeria Nigeria 5.8% (2006 est.) 28% (1992 est.)
Niue Niue 12% (2001) NA%
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island - NA%
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 3.9% (2001) NA%
Norway Norway 2.4% (2007 est.) 3% (2000 est.)
Oman Oman 15% (2004 est.) NA%
Pakistan Pakistan 7.5% plus substantial underemployment (2007 est.) 6% (FY99/00 est.)
Palau Palau 4.2% (2005 est.) 2.3% (2000 est.)
Panama Panama 7.2% (2007 est.) 13% (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1.9% up to 80% in urban areas (2004) NA%
Paraguay Paraguay 11.4% (2007 est.) 16% (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 7.4% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2007 est.) 7.7%; extensive underemployment (1997)
Philippines Philippines 7.3% (2007 est.) 10% (2000)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands - NA%
Poland Poland 12.8% (2007 est.) 12% (1999)
Portugal Portugal 8% (2007 est.) 4.3% (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 12% (2002) 9.5% (2000)
Qatar Qatar 0.7% (2007 est.) NA%
Reunion Reunion - 42.8% (1998)
Romania Romania 4.5% (2007 est.) 11.5% (1999)
Russia Russia 5.9% (November 2007 est.) 10.5% (2000 est.), plus considerable underemployment
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 20% (2003 est.) 15% (1996 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10.3% (1999) 9.8% (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15% (2001 est.) 22% (1997 est.)
Samoa Samoa NA% NA%; note - substantial underemployment
San Marino San Marino 3.8% (2004) 3% (1999)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 13% among Saudi males only (local bank estimate; some estimates range as high as 25%) (2004 est.) NA%
Senegal Senegal 48%; note - urban youth 45% (2001 est.) NA%; urban youth 40%
Serbia Serbia 18.8% (2007 est.) -
Singapore Singapore 1.7% (2007 est.) 3% (2000 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 8.6% (2007 est.) 17% (2000 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 4.6% (2007 est.) 7.1% (1997 est.)
South Africa South Africa 24.2% (2007 est.) 30% (2000 est.)
Spain Spain 7.6% (2007 est.) 14% (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 6.3% (2007 est.) 8.8% (1999 est.)
Sudan Sudan 18.7% (2002 est.) 4% (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 9.5% (2004) 20% (1997)
Swaziland Swaziland 40% (2006 est.) 22% (1995 est.)
Sweden Sweden 4.5% (2007 est.) 6% (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.1% (2007 est.) 1.9% (2000 est.)
Syria Syria 10% (2007 est.) 20% (2000 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 3.9% (2007) 3% (2000 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 12% (2004 est.) 5.7% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1998)
Thailand Thailand 1.7% (2007 est.) 3.7% (2000 est.)
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.) -
Tonga Tonga 13% (FY03/04 est.) 13.3% (FY96/97)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 6% (2007 est.) 12.8% (2000)
Tunisia Tunisia 13.9% (2007 est.) 15.6% (2000 est.)
Turkey Turkey 9.7% plus underemployment of 4% (2007 est.) 5.6% (plus underemployment of 5.6%) (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 60% (2004 est.) NA%
Ukraine Ukraine 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.) 4.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1999)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.4% (2001) NA%
United Kingdom United Kingdom 5.4% (2007 est.) 5.5% (2000 est.)
United States United States 4.6% (2007 est.) 4% (2000)
Uruguay Uruguay 9.2% (2007 est.) 14% (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.8% officially by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed (2007 est.) 10% plus another 20% underemployed (1999 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 1.7% (1999) NA%
Venezuela Venezuela 9.1% (2007 est.) 14% (2000 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 5.1% (2007 est.) 25% (1995 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 6.2% (2004) 4.9% (March 1999)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 15.2% (2003) NA%
West Bank West Bank 18.6% (2006) 40% (includes Gaza Strip) (yearend 2000)
World World 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.) 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2000 est.)
Yemen Yemen 35% (2003 est.) 30% (1995 est.)
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - 30% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 80% (2005 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
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