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Map of world unemployment rates based on CIA Factbook data

This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Unless indicated otherwise, statistics are based on The World Factbook.[1] Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.

Countries by unemployment rate

Country / Region Unemployment rate
(%)		 Source / date of
information
Afghanistan Afghanistan 40.00 2008 est.
Albania Albania 12.50 2008 est.
Algeria Algeria 12.90 2008 est.
American Samoa American Samoa (United States) 29.80 2005
Andorra Andorra <0.00 2009 (June)[2]
Anguilla Anguilla (United Kingdom) 8.00 2002
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 11.00 2001 est.
Argentina Argentina 8.4 2009 (April)[citation needed]
Armenia Armenia 60.00 2009 (July)[3]
Aruba Aruba (Netherlands) 6.90 2005 est.
Australia Australia 5.80 2009 (July)[4]
Austria Austria 4.5 2009 (April)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0.8 2008 est.
Bahrain Bahrain 3.5 2009 (March)[5]
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2.50 2008 est.
Barbados Barbados 7.6 2008 (December)
Belarus Belarus 15-20 2008 (February)[6]
Belgium Belgium 8.2 2009 (July)[7]
Belize Belize 8.50 2007
Bermuda Bermuda 2.10 2004
Bhutan Bhutan 2.50 2004
Bolivia Bolivia 7.50 2008 (December)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.00 2007 est.
Botswana Botswana 7.50 2007 est.
Brazil Brazil 8.8 2009 (May)[8]
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 3.60 1997
Brunei Brunei 4.00 2006
Bulgaria Bulgaria 7.10 2009 (May)[9]
Myanmar Burma 9.40 2008 est.
Cambodia Cambodia 3.5 2007
Cameroon Cameroon 30.00 2001 est.
Canada Canada 8.6 2009 (June)[10]
Cape Verde Cape Verde 21.00 2000 est.
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 4.40 2004
Central African Republic Central African Republic 8.00 2001 est.
Chile Chile 10.20 2009 (May)[11]
China China, People's Republic of 9[12] Jan 2009 est.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 60.00 2000 est.
Colombia Colombia 13.5 2009 (April)
Comoros Comoros 20.00 1996 est.
Cook Islands Cook Islands (New Zealand) 13.10 2005
Costa Rica Costa Rica 5.60 2008 est.
Croatia Croatia 13.90 2008 est.
Cuba Cuba 1.80 2008 est.
Cyprus Cyprus 5.3 2009 (May)[13]
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8.0 2009 (June)[14]
Denmark Denmark 3.5 2009 (May)[15]
Djibouti Djibouti 59.00 2007 est.
Dominica Dominica 23.00 2000 est.
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 15.40 2008 est.
East Timor East Timor 20.00 2006 est.
Ecuador Ecuador 8.70 2008 est.
Egypt Egypt 8.70 2008 est.
El Salvador El Salvador 6.40 2008 est.
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 30.00 1998 est.
Estonia Estonia 13.9 2009 (April)
European Union European Union 8.9 2009 (May)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1.30 2007
Fiji Fiji 7.60 1999
Finland Finland 8.8 2009 (April)
France France 8.9 2009 (July)[16]
French Polynesia French Polynesia (France) 11.70 2005
Gabon Gabon 21.00 2006 est.
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 41.30 June 2008
Georgia (country) Georgia 13.60 2006 est.
Germany Germany 8.3 2009 (June)[17]
Ghana Ghana 11.00 2000 est.
Gibraltar Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 3.00 2005 est.
Greece Greece 9.3 2009[18]
Greenland Greenland (Denmark) 9.30 2005 est.
Grenada Grenada 12.50 2000
Guam Guam (United States) 8.30 2007
Guatemala Guatemala 3.20 2005 est.
Guernsey Guernsey (United Kingdom) 0.90 2006 March est.
Honduras Honduras 27.80 2007 est.
Hong Kong Hong Kong (China) 5.3 2009 (April)
Hungary Hungary 9.7 2009 (April)
Iceland Iceland 9.1 2009 (April)
India India 6.8 2008 est.
Indonesia Indonesia 8.40 2008 est.
Iran Iran 12.50 2008 est.
Iraq Iraq 18.00 2006 est.
Republic of Ireland Ireland 11.8 2009 (June)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 1.50 2006 December est.
Israel Israel 7.6 2009 (March)
Italy Italy 7.4 2009 (April)
Jamaica Jamaica 10.10 2008
Japan Japan 5.2 2009 (May)[19]
Jersey Jersey (United Kingdom) 2.20 2006
Jordan Jordan 13.00 2009[20]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.2 2009 (April)
Kenya Kenya 40.00 2001
Kiribati Kiribati 2.00 1992
Kuwait Kuwait 2.20 2004
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 18.00 2004
Laos Laos 2.40 2005
Latvia Latvia 17.4 2009 (April)
Lebanon Lebanon 20.00 2006
Lesotho Lesotho 45.00 2002
Liberia Liberia 85.00 2003
Libya Libya 30.00 2004
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.50 2007 (December)
Lithuania Lithuania 16.8 2009 (April)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 6.1 2009 (April)
Macau Macau (China) 3.60 2009 (March)
Malaysia Malaysia 3.7 2008 (December)
Mali Mali 30.00 2004
Malta Malta 6.40 2007
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 30.90 2000
Mauritania Mauritania 20.00 2004
Mauritius Mauritius 8.00 2008
Mayotte Mayotte (France) 25.40 2005
Mexico Mexico 6.1 2009 (May)
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 22.00 2000
Moldova Moldova 2.10 2007
Monaco Monaco 0.00 2005
Mongolia Mongolia 2.80 2007
Montenegro Montenegro 14.70 2007
Montserrat Montserrat (United Kingdom) 6.00 1998
Morocco Morocco 2.10 2008
Mozambique Mozambique 21.00 1997
Namibia Namibia 5.00 2008 (December)
Nauru Nauru 90.00 2004
Nepal Nepal 42.00 2004
Netherlands Netherlands 4.4 2009 (April)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 17.00 2002
New Caledonia New Caledonia (France) 17.10 2004
New Zealand New Zealand 5.0 2009 (April)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 3.90 2008
Niue Niue (New Zealand) 4.00 2008
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 3.90 2001
Norway Norway 3.1 2009 (April)
Oman Oman 5.00 2008 (May)[21]
Pakistan Pakistan 5.2 2008 (December)
Palau Palau 4.20 2005
Panama Panama 6.30 2008
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1.90 2004
Paraguay Paraguay 5.40 2008
Peru Peru 8.8 2009 (April)
Philippines Philippines 7.5 2009 (April)
Poland Poland 10.8 2009 (May)
Portugal Portugal 8.9 2009 (April)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (United States) 14.70 Mar. 2009
Qatar Qatar 0.60 2008
North Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 33.8 [2]/ 2008
Romania Romania 5.7 2009 (April)
Russia Russia 10.2 2009 (April)
Saint Helena Saint Helena (United Kingdom) 14.00 1998
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.50 1997
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 20.00 2003
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 10.30 1999
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.00 2001
San Marino San Marino 2.80 2004
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 11.80 2008
Senegal Senegal 48.00 2007
Serbia Serbia 18.80 2007
Singapore Singapore 3.2 2009 (March)
Slovakia Slovakia 10.9 2009 (April)
Slovenia Slovenia 8.8 2009 (April)
South Africa South Africa 21.70 2008
South Korea South Korea 3.9 2009 (May)
Spain Spain 18.7 2009 (May)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5.80 2008
Sudan Sudan 18.70 2002
Suriname Suriname 9.50 2004
Eswatini Swaziland 40.00 2006
Sweden Sweden 5.0 2009 (June)[22]
Switzerland Switzerland 3.6 2009 (June)[23]
Syria Syria 9.00 2008
Taiwan Taiwan (Republic of China) 5.82 2009 (May)[24]
Tajikistan Tajikistan 2.40 2007
Thailand Thailand 2.1 2009 (April)
The Bahamas The Bahamas 7.60 2006
Tonga Tonga 13.00 2003/2004
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 5.50 2008
Tunisia Tunisia 14.00 2008
Turkey Turkey 15.8 2009 (April)[25]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 60.00 2004
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 10.00 1997 est.
Ukraine Ukraine 2.9 2009 (April)[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 12.7 2008[26]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 4.8 2009 (May)[27]
United States United States 9.5 2009 (June)
Uruguay Uruguay 7.80 2008
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.90 2008
Vanuatu Vanuatu 1.70 1999
Venezuela Venezuela 7.7 2009 (May)[28]
Vietnam Vietnam 4.20 2007
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (United States) 6.80 2008 (March)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (France) 15.20 2003
West Bank West Bank 16.30 2008 (June)
Yemen Yemen 35.00 2003
Zambia Zambia 50.00 2000
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 90.00 2009 (June)[29]

References

  1. ^ [1] CIA World Factbook
  2. ^ Andorra employs 100% of its population as well as citizens of neighboring countries English Angle: Five Things You Didn't Know About Andorra Goal
  3. ^ Making the Best with Less in Armenia The Armenian Weekly
  4. ^ Australia's Unemployment Worsens Wall Street Journal
  5. ^ Thousands to protest over job losses Maktoob employment business
  6. ^ Real unemployment rate in Belarus not less than 15 per cent XAPTBIR '97
  7. ^ Europeans worry less about GM layoffs American Public Media
  8. ^ Brazil’s Bovespa Fluctuate After Unemployment Rate Declines Bloomberg news
  9. ^ Slippery slope Sofia Echo
  10. ^ Canada's unemployment rate rises to 11-year high AP
  11. ^ Chile Unemployment Rises To 10.2% In Mar-May The Wall Street Journal
  12. ^ "PRC Unemployment News". Exxun.com. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  13. ^ Cyprus unemployment rate at 5.3% in May Financial Mirror
  14. ^ Czech unemployment up, inflation down Earth Times
  15. ^ Danish May unemployment 3.5% vs 3.3% in April Daily Times
  16. ^ Will France Say 'Oui' to Sunday Shopping? Business Week
  17. ^ German June Unemployment Rises to Most Since 2007 (Update1) Bloomberg news
  18. ^ Greece sees tourism down by up to 11 pct this year Reuters via Forbes magazine
  19. ^ Japan unemployment rises to 5 1/2-year high AP
  20. ^ Jordan unemployment rate at 13.2% in Q2 Middle East North Africa Financial Network
  21. ^ Oman unemployment drops 75% on economic boom Arabian Business
  22. ^ UPDATE 1-Swedish unemployment rises to 5.0 pct in June-SPES Forbes magazine
  23. ^ Swiss unemployment hits highest level in over 3 yrs Forbes magazine
  24. ^ UPDATE: Taiwan's Unemployment Rate Hits Record 5.82% In May The Wall Street Journal
  25. ^ UPDATE 1-Turkish unemployment slips from record high Forbes magazine
  26. ^ UAE jobless rate to rise slightly in 2009 Emirates Business 24/7
  27. ^ U.K. Unemployment Rises at Slower Pace Wall Street Journal
  28. ^ Venezuela's May Unemployment Climbs To 7.7% From 7% A Yr Ago The Wall Street Journal
  29. ^ UPDATE 2-Zimbabwe secures $950 mln credit from China Reuters
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