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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force (1999) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Marshall Islands: 30.9 %   1999 Time series
# 2     South Africa: 23.3 %   1999 Time series
# 3     Colombia: 20 %   1999 Time series
# 4     Saint Lucia: 18.1 %   1999 Time series
# 5     Slovakia: 16.4 %   1999 Time series
# 6     Tunisia: 15.8 %   1999 Time series
# 7     Jamaica: 15.7 %   1999 Time series
# 8     Jordan: 15.6 %   1999 Time series
# 9     Spain: 15.6 %   1999 Time series
# 10     Venezuela: 14.9 %   1999 Time series
# 11     Lithuania: 14.6 %   1999 Time series
# 12     Argentina: 14.1 %   1999 Time series
# 13     Bulgaria: 14.1 %   1999 Time series
# 14     Latvia: 14 %   1999 Time series
# 15     Ecuador: 14 %   1999 Time series
# 16     Morocco: 13.9 %   1999 Time series
# 17     Georgia: 13.8 %   1999 Time series
# 18     Dominican Republic: 13.8 %   1999 Time series
# 19     Suriname: 13.8 %   1999 Time series
# 20     Serbia and Montenegro: 13.7 %   1999 Time series
# 21     Iran: 13.5 %   1999 Time series
# 22     Croatia: 13.5 %   1999 Time series
# 23     Kazakhstan: 13.5 %   1999 Time series
# 24     Russia: 13.4 %   1999 Time series
# 25     Trinidad and Tobago: 13.1 %   1999 Time series
# 26     Belize: 12.8 %   1999 Time series
# 27     Poland: 12.5 %   1999 Time series
# 28     Estonia: 12.2 %   1999 Time series
# 29     Panama: 11.8 %   1999 Time series
# 30     Greece: 11.7 %   1999 Time series
# 31     France: 11.7 %   1999 Time series
# 32     Puerto Rico: 11.6 %   1999 Time series
# 33     Ukraine: 11.6 %   1999 Time series
# 34     Yemen: 11.5 %   1999 Time series
# 35     Uruguay: 11.3 %   1999 Time series
# 36     Italy: 11.3 %   1999 Time series
# 37     Moldova: 11.1 %   1999 Time series
# 38     Nicaragua: 10.9 %   1999 Time series
# 39     Barbados: 10.5 %   1999 Time series
# 40     Finland: 10.2 %   1999 Time series
# 41     Brazil: 9.6 %   1999 Time series
# 42     Sri Lanka: 9.2 %   1999 Time series
# 43     Philippines: 9.2 %   1999 Time series
# 44     Chile: 8.9 %   1999 Time series
# 45     Israel: 8.9 %   1999 Time series
# 46     Czech Republic: 8.7 %   1999 Time series
# 47     Belgium: 8.6 %   1999 Time series
# 48     Germany: 8.4 %   1999 Time series
# 49     Egypt: 8.1 %   1999 Time series
# 50     Peru: 8 %   1999 Time series
# 51     Turkey: 7.7 %   1999 Time series
# 52     Mauritius: 7.7 %   1999 Time series
# 53     Canada: 7.6 %   1999 Time series
# 54     Syria: 7.6 %   1999 Time series
# 55     Bahamas, The: 7.6 %   1999 Time series
# 56     Slovenia: 7.4 %   1999 Time series
# 57     Haiti: 7.2 %   1999 Time series
# 58     Sweden: 7.1 %   1999 Time series
# 59     Hungary: 7 %   1999 Time series
# 60     New Zealand: 6.8 %   1999 Time series
# 61     Romania: 6.8 %   1999 Time series
# 62     El Salvador: 6.8 %   1999 Time series
# 63     Australia: 6.7 %   1999 Time series
# 64     Paraguay: 6.6 %   1999 Time series
# 65     Korea, South: 6.3 %   1999 Time series
# 66     Macau: 6.3 %   1999 Time series
# 67     Indonesia: 6.3 %   1999 Time series
# 68     Hong Kong: 6.2 %   1999 Time series
# 69     Cuba: 6.2 %   1999 Time series
# 70     Zimbabwe: 6 %   1999 Time series
# 71     Costa Rica: 5.9 %   1999 Time series
# 72     United Kingdom: 5.9 %   1999 Time series
# 73     Cyprus: 5.7 %   1999 Time series
# 74     Ireland: 5.7 %   1999 Time series
# 75     Denmark: 5.1 %   1999 Time series
# 76     Japan: 4.7 %   1999 Time series
# 77     Singapore: 4.6 %   1999 Time series
# 78     Portugal: 4.4 %   1999 Time series
# 79     Saudi Arabia: 4.3 %   1999 Time series
# 80     Bolivia: 4.3 %   1999 Time series
# 81     United States: 4.2 %   1999 Time series
# 82     Honduras: 3.8 %   1999 Time series
# 83     Austria: 3.7 %   1999 Time series
# 84     Netherlands: 3.5 %   1999 Time series
# 85     Malaysia: 3.4 %   1999 Time series
# 86     Norway: 3.2 %   1999 Time series
# 87     China: 3.1 %   1999 Time series
# 88     Switzerland: 3.1 %   1999 Time series
# 89     Thailand: 3 %   1999 Time series
# 90     Luxembourg: 2.3 %   1999 Time series
# 91     Mexico: 2.1 %   1999 Time series
# 92     Iceland: 2 %   1999 Time series
# 93     Kuwait: 0.7 %   1999 Time series
Weighted average: 9.5 %  


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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"Unemployment, total > % of total labor force (1999) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/lab_une_tot_of_tot_lab_for-labor-unemployment-total-of-force&date=1999

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