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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force (1986) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Jamaica: 23.7 %   1986 Time series
# 2     Lesotho: 22.9 %   1986 Time series
# 3     Spain: 20.6 %   1986 Time series
# 4     Puerto Rico: 20.2 %   1986 Time series
# 5     Barbados: 17.7 %   1986 Time series
# 6     Ireland: 17.2 %   1986 Time series
# 7     Trinidad and Tobago: 17.2 %   1986 Time series
# 8     Iran: 14.2 %   1986 Time series
# 9     Kenya: 14.1 %   1986 Time series
# 10     Jordan: 13.3 %   1986 Time series
# 11     Zambia: 13 %   1986 Time series
# 12     Colombia: 12.9 %   1986 Time series
# 13     Bahamas, The: 12.2 %   1986 Time series
# 14     Honduras: 12.1 %   1986 Time series
# 15     Netherlands: 12.1 %   1986 Time series
# 16     Belgium: 11.3 %   1986 Time series
# 17     Italy: 11.2 %   1986 Time series
# 18     United Kingdom: 11.2 %   1986 Time series
# 19     Venezuela: 10.9 %   1986 Time series
# 20     Uruguay: 10.7 %   1986 Time series
# 21     Panama: 10.5 %   1986 Time series
# 22     France: 10.1 %   1986 Time series
# 23     Canada: 9.7 %   1986 Time series
# 24     Chile: 8.8 %   1986 Time series
# 25     Portugal: 8.6 %   1986 Time series
# 26     Malaysia: 8.3 %   1986 Time series
# 27     Australia: 8 %   1986 Time series
# 28     El Salvador: 7.9 %   1986 Time series
# 29     Fiji: 7.5 %   1986 Time series
# 30     Greece: 7.4 %   1986 Time series
# 31     Israel: 7.1 %   1986 Time series
# 32     United States: 7 %   1986 Time series
# 33     Singapore: 6.8 %   1986 Time series
# 34     Philippines: 6.4 %   1986 Time series
# 35     Costa Rica: 6.3 %   1986 Time series
# 36     Paraguay: 6.1 %   1986 Time series
# 37     Guam: 6.1 %   1986 Time series
# 38     Denmark: 6 %   1986 Time series
# 39     Finland: 5.3 %   1986 Time series
# 40     Peru: 5.3 %   1986 Time series
# 41     Nicaragua: 4.7 %   1986 Time series
# 42     Argentina: 4.4 %   1986 Time series
# 43     New Zealand: 4.1 %   1986 Time series
# 44     Korea, South: 3.8 %   1986 Time series
# 45     Pakistan: 3.6 %   1986 Time series
# 46     Thailand: 3.5 %   1986 Time series
# 47     Austria: 3.1 %   1986 Time series
# 48     Hong Kong: 2.8 %   1986 Time series
# 49     Sweden: 2.8 %   1986 Time series
# 50     Japan: 2.8 %   1986 Time series
# 51     Luxembourg: 2.7 %   1986 Time series
# 52     Indonesia: 2.7 %   1986 Time series
# 53     Brazil: 2.4 %   1986 Time series
# 54     China: 2 %   1986 Time series
# 55     Norway: 1.9 %   1986 Time series
# 56     Bangladesh: 1 %   1986 Time series
Weighted average: 8.9 %  


DEFINITION: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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