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  Unemployment rate (2002)Unemployment rate (2006)
Afghanistan Afghanistan NA% 40% (2005 est.)
Albania Albania 17% officially (2001 est.); may be as high as 30% (2001) 14.3% official rate, but may exceed 30% (2005 est.)
Algeria Algeria 34% (2001 est.) 17.1% (2005 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 6% (2000) 29.8% (2005)
Andorra Andorra 0% 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% (1999) (1999) 8% (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 7% (2000 est.) 11% (2001 est.)
Argentina Argentina 25% (yearend 2001) 11.6% (2005 est.)
Armenia Armenia 20%


note: official rate is 10.9% for 2000 (2001 est.)
31.6% (2004 est.)
Aruba Aruba 0.6% 6.9% (2005 est.)
Australia Australia 6.3% (2002) 5.1% (2005 est.)
Austria Austria 4.8% (2002 est.) 5.2% (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 16% (official rate is 1.1% for 2002) (2001 est.) 1.1% official rate (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 6.9% (2001 est.) 10.2% (2005 est.)
Bahrain Bahrain 15% (1998 est.) 15% (2005 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 35% (2001 est.) 2.5% (includes underemployment) (2005 est.)
Barbados Barbados 10% (2001 est.) 10.7% (2003 est.)
Belarus Belarus 2.1% officially registered unemployed (December 2000); large number of underemployed workers 1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
Belgium Belgium 7.2% (2002 est.) 8.4% (2005 est.)
Belize Belize 11.5% (2000) (2000) 12.9% (2003)
Benin Benin NA% NA%
Bermuda Bermuda 4.5% (1993) 2.1% (2004 est.)
Bhutan Bhutan NA% NA%
Bolivia Bolivia 7.6% (2000)


note: widespread underemployment (2000)
8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 40% (2001 est.) 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.)
Botswana Botswana 40% (official rate is 21%) (2001 est.) 23.8% (2004)
Brazil Brazil 6.4% (2001 est.) 9.8% (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3% (1995) 3.6% (1997)
Brunei Brunei 10% (2001 est.) 4.8% (2004)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 18% (2002 est.) 9.9% (2005)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso NA% NA%
Burma Burma 5.1% (2001 est.) 5% (2005 est.)
Burundi Burundi NA% NA%
Cambodia Cambodia 2.8% (1999 est.) 2.5% (2000 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 30% (2001 est.) 30% (2001 est.)
Canada Canada 7.6% (2002 est.) 6.8% (2005 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 10.1% (2001) (2001) 8.1% (2005 est.)
China China urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2002 est.) 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.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA% -
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60% (2000 est.) 60% (2000 est.)
Colombia Colombia 17% (2001 est.) 11.8% (2005 est.)
Comoros Comoros 20% (1996 est.) 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA% NA%
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA% NA%
Cook Islands Cook Islands 13% (1996) 13.1% (2005)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 5.2% (2000 est.) 6.6% (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 13% in urban areas (1998 est.) (1998) 13% in urban areas (1998)
Croatia Croatia 20.2% (2002 est.) 18% official rate; labor force surveys indicate unemployment around 14% (2005 est.)
Cuba Cuba 4.1% (2001 est.) 1.9% (2005 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Greek Cypriot area: 3%; Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (1999 est.) Republic of Cyprus: 4% (2005 est.); north Cyprus: 5.6% (2004 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8.5% (2002 est.) 7.9% (2005)
Denmark Denmark 5.1% (2002) 5.7% (2005 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 50% (2000 est.) (2000 est.) 50% (2004 est.)
Dominica Dominica 23% (2000 est.) 23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 15% (2001 est.) 17% (2005 est.)
East Timor East Timor 50% (including underemployment) 50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.)
Ecuador Ecuador 14%; note - widespread underemployment (2001 est.) 10.7% official rate; but underemployment of 47% (2005 est.)
Egypt Egypt 12% (2001 est.) 9.5% (2005 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 10% (2001 est.) 6.5% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 30% (1998 est.) 30% (1998 est.)
Eritrea Eritrea NA% NA%
Estonia Estonia 12.4% (2001) 7.8% (2005)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA% NA%
European Union European Union - 9.4% (2005 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) full employment; labor shortage 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 8.5% (2002 est.) 8.4% (2005 est.)
France France 9.1% (2002 est.) 9.9% (2005 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana 21.4% (1998) (1998) 19.2% (December 2003)
French Polynesia French Polynesia NA% 11.8% (1994)
Gabon Gabon 21% (1997 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Gambia, The Gambia, The NA% NA%
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 26% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) 31% (includes West Bank) (January-September 2005 avg.)
Georgia Georgia 17% (2001 est.) 12.6% (2004 est.)
Germany Germany 9.8% (2002 est.) 11.7% (2005 est.)
Ghana Ghana 20% (1997 est.) 20% (1997 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 13.5% (1996) (1996) 2% (2001 est.)
Greece Greece 10.3% (2002 est.) 9.9% (2005 est.)
Greenland Greenland 10% (2000 est.) 10% (2000 est.)
Grenada Grenada 11.5% (1999) (1999) 12.5% (2000)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 27.8% (1998) (1998) 26.9% (2003)
Guam Guam 15% (2000 est.) 11.4% (2002 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 7.5% (1999 est.) 7.5% (2003 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 0.5% (1999 est.) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Guinea Guinea NA% NA%
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau NA% NA%
Guyana Guyana 9.1% (2000) (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 (2001) (2001) widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
Honduras Honduras 28% (2001 est.) 28% (2005 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 5.2% (2001 est.) 5.5% (2005 est.)
Hungary Hungary 5.8% (2002 est.) 7.2% (2005)
Iceland Iceland 2.8% (2002 est.) 2.1% (2005 est.)
India India 8.8% (2002) 8.9% (2005 est.)
Indonesia Indonesia 8% (2001 est.) 11.8% (2005 est.)
Iran Iran 14% (1999 est.) 11.2% (2004 est.)
Iraq Iraq NA% 25% to 30% (2005 est.)
Ireland Ireland 4.7% (2002 est.) 4.3% (2005 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 0.7% (February 2002 ) 0.6% (2004 est.)
Israel Israel 10.4% (2002 est.) 9% (2005 est.)
Italy Italy 9.1% (2002 est.) 7.7% (2005 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 16% (2000 est.) 11.5% (2005 est.)
Japan Japan 5.4% (2002) 4.4% (2005 est.)
Jersey Jersey 0.7% (1998 est.) 0.9% (2004 est.)
Jordan Jordan 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.) 12.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 10% (2001 est.) 8.1% (2005 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% NA%
Korea, South Korea, South 3.1% (2002 est.) 3.7% (2005 est.)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.8% (1996 est.) 2.2% (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 7.2% (1999 est.) 18% (2004 est.)
Laos Laos 5.7% (1997 est.) 2.4% (2005 est.)
Latvia Latvia 7.6% (2001 est.) 7.5% (2005 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 18% (1997 est.) 18% (1997 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 45% (2000 est.) 45% (2002)
Liberia Liberia 70% 85% (2003 est.)
Libya Libya 30% (2000 est.) 30% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.3% (1999) 1.3% (September 2002)
Lithuania Lithuania 12.5% (2001 est.) 8.2% (2005)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 4.1% (2002 est.) 4.5% (2005 est.)
Macau Macau 6.5% (2001 est.) 4.1% (3rd Quarter 2005)
Macedonia Macedonia - 37.3% (2005 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 35% (2002 est.) -
Madagascar Madagascar NA% -
Malawi Malawi NA% NA%
Malaysia Malaysia 3.7% (2001 est.) 3.6% (2005 est.)
Maldives Maldives NEGL% NEGL% (2003 est.)
Mali Mali 14.6% urban areas; 5.3% rural areas (2001 est.) 14.6% (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 7% (2002 est.) 7.8% (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 30.9% (1999 est.) 30.9% (2000 est.)
Martinique Martinique 27.2% (1998) (1998) 27.2% (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 21% (1999 est.) 20% (2004 est.)
Mauritius Mauritius 8.6% (2001 est.) 9.6% (2005 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 45% (1997) (1997) 32.8% (2003)
Mexico Mexico urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001) 3.6% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2005 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.) 8%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2002 est.)
Monaco Monaco 3.1% (1998) 22% (1999)
Mongolia Mongolia 20% (2000) 6.7% (2003)
Montenegro Montenegro - 27.7% (2005)
Montserrat Montserrat 6% (1998 est.) 6% (1998 est.)
Morocco Morocco 23% (1999 est.) 11% (2005 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 21% (1997 est.) 21% (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.) 35% (1998)
Nauru Nauru 0% 90% (2004 est.)
Nepal Nepal 47% (2001 est.) 42% (2004 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 3% (2002 est.) 6.6% (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 15% (1998 est.) 17% (2002 est.)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 19% (1996) 17.1% (2004)
New Zealand New Zealand 5.5% (2001 est.) 3.7% (2005 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 23% plus considerable underemployment (2001 est.) 5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2005 est.)
Niger Niger NA% NA%
Nigeria Nigeria 0.28% 28% (1992 est.) (1992 est.) 2.9% (2005 est.)
Niue Niue NA% 12% NA%
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NA% 0%
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands NA% 3.9% NA%
Norway Norway 3.9% (2002 est.) 4.6% (2005 est.)
Oman Oman NA% 15% (2004 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 6.3% (2001 est.) 6.6% plus substantial underemployment (2005 est.)
Palau Palau 2.3% (2000 est.) 4.2% (2005 est.)
Panama Panama 13% (2000 est.) 9.8% (2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea NA% 2.8% up to 80% in urban areas (2004)
Paraguay Paraguay 17.8% (2001 est.) 16% (2005 est.)
Peru Peru 9%; widespread underemployment (2001 est.) 7.6% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment (2005 est.)
Philippines Philippines 10% (2001) 8.7% (2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands NA% -
Poland Poland 17% (2002 est.) 18.2% (2005 est.)
Portugal Portugal 4.7% (2002 est.) 7.6% (2005 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 9.5% (2000) (2000) 12% (2002)
Qatar Qatar 2.7% (2001) 2.7% (2001)
Reunion Reunion 42.8% (1998) (1998) 31% (2002)
Romania Romania 9.1% (2001) 7.7% (2005 est.)
Russia Russia 8% (2001 est.), plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.) 7.6% plus considerable underemployment (2005 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) (1997) 4.5% (1997)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 15% (1996 est.) 20% (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.8% (1997) (1997) 10.3% (1999)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22% (1997 est.) (1997 est.) 15% (2001 est.)
Samoa Samoa NA%; note - substantial underemployment NA%
San Marino San Marino 2.6% (2001) 2.6% (2001)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe NA% NA%
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia NA% 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 40% (2001 est.)
Serbia Serbia - 31.6%


note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2005 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 28% (2002 est.) -
Seychelles Seychelles NA% NA%
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone NA% NA%
Singapore Singapore 4.7% (2001 est.) 3.1% (2005 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 17.2% (2002 est.) 16.4% (2005 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 11% (2002 est.) 6.3% (2005 est.)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands NA% NA%
Somalia Somalia NA% NA%
South Africa South Africa 37% (2001 est.) 26.6% (2005 est.)
Spain Spain 11.3% (2002 est.) 9.2% (2005 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.7% (2001) 7.7% (2005 est.)
Sudan Sudan 18.7% (2002 est.) 18.7% (2002 est.)
Suriname Suriname 20% (1997) (1997) 9.5% (2004)
Swaziland Swaziland 34% (2000 est.) 40% (2005 est.)
Sweden Sweden 4% (2002 est.) 5.8% (2005 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 1.9% (2002 est.) 3.8% (2005 est.)
Syria Syria 20% (2000 est.) 12.3% (2004 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 4.5% (2001 est.) 4.1% (2005 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 20% (2001 est.) 12% (2004 est.)
Tanzania Tanzania NA% NA%
Thailand Thailand 3.9% (2001 est.) 1.8% (2005 est.)
Togo Togo NA% NA%
Tokelau Tokelau NA% NA%
Tonga Tonga 13.3% (1996 est.) 13% (FY03/04 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 11.8% (2001) (2001) 8% (2005 est.)
Tunisia Tunisia 15.6% (2000 est.) 14.2% (2005 est.)
Turkey Turkey 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.) 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2005 est.)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan NA% 60% (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 10% (1997 est.) 10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu NA% NA%
Uganda Uganda NA% NA%
Ukraine Ukraine 3.6% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (November 2001) 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.)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates NA% 2.4% (2001)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 5.2% (2002 est.) 4.7% (2005 est.)
United States United States 5% (2002) 5.1% (2005 est.)
Uruguay Uruguay 15.2% (2001) (2001) 12.2% (2005 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 10% plus another 20% underemployed (1999 est.) 0.7% officially, plus another 20% underemployed (2005 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA% 1.7% NA%
Venezuela Venezuela 14.1% (2001 est.) 12.2% (2005 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 25% (1995 est.) 2.4% (2005 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 4.9% (March 1999) 6.2% (2004)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NA% 15.2% NA%
West Bank West Bank 26% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) 19.9% (includes Gaza Strip) (January-September 2005)
Western Sahara Western Sahara NA% NA%
World World 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2001 est.) 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment
Yemen Yemen 30% (1995 est.) 35% (2003 est.)
Zambia Zambia 50% (2000 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 60% (2001 est.) 80% (2005 est.)
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