Syrian Arab Republic | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Development relevance: Paradoxically, low unemployment rates can disguise substantial poverty in a country, while high unemployment rates can occur in countries with a high level of economic development and low rates of poverty. In countries without unemployment or welfare benefits people eke out a living in vulnerable employment. In countries with well-developed sa
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The World Bank
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Syrian Arab Republic
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Syrian Arab Republic | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
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1991 6.8
1992 7.0
1993 7.4
1994 7.5
1995 7.2
1996 7.2
1997 7.3
1998 7.4
1999 7.6
2000 9.6
2001 11.6
2002 10.9
2003 10.3
2004 9.5
2005 8.8
2006 8.2
2007 8.4
2008 10.9
2009 8.1
2010 8.6
2011 8.6
2012 13.8
2013 14.4
2014 14.7
2015 14.2
2016 13.9
2017 13.7
2018 13.6
2019 13.4
2020 15.3
2021 15.1
2022 13.8
2023 13.5

Syrian Arab Republic | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Development relevance: Paradoxically, low unemployment rates can disguise substantial poverty in a country, while high unemployment rates can occur in countries with a high level of economic development and low rates of poverty. In countries without unemployment or welfare benefits people eke out a living in vulnerable employment. In countries with well-developed sa
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Syrian Arab Republic
Records
65
Source