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
| Year |
Value
Min
Max
|
|---|---|
| 1960 | .. |
| 1961 | .. |
| 1962 | .. |
| 1963 | .. |
| 1964 | .. |
| 1965 | .. |
| 1966 | .. |
| 1967 | .. |
| 1968 | .. |
| 1969 | .. |
| 1969 | .. |
| 1970 | .. |
| 1971 | .. |
| 1972 | .. |
| 1973 | .. |
| 1974 | .. |
| 1975 | .. |
| 1976 | .. |
| 1977 | .. |
| 1978 | .. |
| 1979 | .. |
| 1980 | .. |
| 1981 | .. |
| 1982 | .. |
| 1983 | .. |
| 1984 | .. |
| 1985 | .. |
| 1986 | .. |
| 1987 | .. |
| 1988 | .. |
| 1989 | .. |
| 1990 | .. |
| 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