2.5
Unemployment Unemployment
Total % of total labor force 1990–92a 2007–10a
Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela, RB Vietnam West Bank and Gaza Yemen, Rep. Zambia Zimbabwe World Low income Middle income Lower middle income Upper middle income Low & middle income East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Carib. Middle East & N. Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa High income Euro area
.. 5.2 0.3 .. .. .. .. 2.7 .. 7.1 .. .. .. 18.1 14.2b .. .. 5.7 2.8 6.8 .. 3.6b 1.4 .. .. 19.6 .. 8.5 .. 1.0 .. .. 9.7 7.5b 9.0 b .. 7.7 .. .. .. 18.9 .. .. w .. .. .. 3.5 .. 2.5 .. 6.6 12.7 .. .. 7.5 9.1
7.3 7.5 .. 5.4 .. 19.2 .. 5.9 14.4 7.2 .. 23.8 .. 20.1 4.9 .. .. 8.4 4.2 8.4 .. .. 1.2 .. .. 5.3 14.2 11.9 .. 4.2 8.8 4.0 7.8 9.6b 7.3 .. 7.6 2.4 24.5 14.6 .. .. .. w .. .. .. 5.8 .. 4.7 9.5 7.8 10.6 .. .. 8.5 10.0
Male % of male labor force 1990–92a 2007–10a
.. 5.2 0.6 .. .. .. .. 2.7 .. 8.1 .. .. .. 13.9 .. .. .. 6.7 2.3 5.2 .. 2.8b 1.3 .. .. 17.0 .. 8.8 .. 1.3 .. .. 11.5 7.9b 6.8b .. 8.2 .. .. .. 16.3 .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.4 10.8 .. .. 7.1 7.2
a. Data are for the most recent year available. b. Limited coverage.
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7.9 8.0 .. 3.5 .. 18.4 .. 5.4 14.2 7.4 .. 22.0 .. 19.7 3.5 .. .. 8.5 3.8 5.7 .. .. 1.2 .. .. 3.5 .. 11.4 .. 3.1 6.6 2.0 8.6 10.5b 5.3 .. 7.2 .. 17.7 11.5 .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.3 6.4 8.8 .. .. 8.7 9.8
Female % of female labor force 1990–92a 2007–10a
.. 5.2 0.2 .. .. .. .. 2.6 .. 6.0 .. .. .. 25.8 .. .. .. 4.6 3.5 14.0 .. 4.3b 1.5 .. .. 23.9 .. 7.8 .. 0.6 .. .. 7.3 7.0 b 11.8b .. 6.8 .. .. .. 22.4 .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.3 21.5 .. .. 8.0 11.9
6.5 6.9 .. 15.9 .. 20.2 .. 6.5 14.6 7.0 .. 25.9 .. 20.5 7.7 .. .. 8.2 4.8 22.5 .. .. 1.1 .. .. 6.2 .. 13.0 .. 5.1 6.1 12.0 6.7 8.6b 9.7 .. 8.1 .. 38.6 40.9 .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.8 9.8 18.4 .. .. 8.1 10.2
Long-term unemployment
Unemployment by educational attainment
% of total unemployment Total Male Female 2007–10a 2007–10a 2007–10a
% of total unemployment Primary Secondary Tertiary 2007–10a 2007–10a 2007–10a
34.9 35.2 .. .. .. 71.1 .. .. 59.3 43.3 .. 14.4 .. 45.1 .. .. .. 16.6 34.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28.6 .. .. .. .. 32.6 29.0 b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32.6 44.0
36.9 32.7 .. .. .. 70.1 .. .. 58.3 45.0 .. .. .. 44.6 .. .. .. 18.1 28.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.7 .. .. .. .. 37.2 29.9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.2 44.2
32.0 38.0 .. .. .. 72.1 .. .. 60.5 41.2 .. .. .. 45.6 .. .. .. 14.8 39.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37.0 .. .. .. .. 26.0 27.7b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31.3 43.3
28.2 13.1 .. 7.5 .. 20.3 .. 27.2 27.8 23.3 .. 15.4 .. 58.4 45.4b .. .. 32.5 27.9 46.1 66.5 .. 41.5 .. .. 27.9 .. 52.5 .. .. 7.4 19.7 37.1 17.9 59.1 .. .. .. 53.8 .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.1 42.3 .. .. .. 33.9 42.9
62.7 52.8 .. 48.6 .. 68.4 .. 22.7 66.2 58.1 .. 80.7 .. 22.6 22.8b .. .. 44.9 53.7 28.0 28.8 .. 49.3 .. .. 65.9 .. 26.0 .. .. 52.9 42.6 46.5 35.5 27.0 .. .. .. 14.3 .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. 47.8 38.1 .. .. .. 42.2 41.3
6.7 34.1 .. 43.6 .. 11.2 .. 50.1 5.9 16.3 .. 0.8 .. 17.7 31.8b .. .. 16.4 17.7 4.9 4.6 .. 0.2 .. .. 5.2 .. 13.9 .. .. 39.7 33.2 14.3 46.5 13.8 .. .. .. 24.5 .. .. .. .. w .. .. .. .. .. .. 25.6 13.0 .. .. .. 26.8 14.8