Unemployment rate In 36 editions of 36.

30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (1999 est.)

30% (1999 est.)

extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (1999 est.)

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• 20%-40% (1999 est.)

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NA%

NA%

30% (1998 est.)

6% (1993)

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20% (1996 est.)

NA%

NA%

NA%

• 40%-50% (1996 est.)

11.8% (1999 est.)

30% (1998 est.)

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22% (1995 est.)

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21% (1997 est.)

NA%

20% (1997 est.)

NA%

NA%

50% (1998 est.)

substantial unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half of the labor force (1999 est.)

70%

30% (1998 est.)

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NA%

NA%

23% (1995 est.)

2% (1996 est.)

45% (1997)

19% (1998 est.)

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• 30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.)

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28% (1992 est.)

42.8% (1998)

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18% (1996)

50% in the formal business sector (1998 est.)

NA%; urban youth 40%

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NA%

30% (1999 est.)

30% (FY92/93 est.)

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NA%

16.5% (1999 est.)

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NA%

25% (1998)

50% (1999 est.)

10.5% (1995 est.)

2.4% (1999 est.)

8% (1995 est.)

20% (1998 est.)

note: official rate is 9.3% for 1998

20% (1999 est.)

35.2% (1996)

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urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (1999 est.)

14.5% (1998 est.)

NA%

4.7% (1999 est.)

13.7% (1998 est.)

NA%

6.3% (1999 est.)

6% (1998 est.)

NEGL%

4.5% (1998)

• NA%; substantial underemployment (1999)

7% (FY98/99 est.)

12.4% (1999 est.), plus considerable underemployment

9.5% (1998 est.)

5.7% includes only officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of underemployed workers and unregistered unemployed people (December 1998)

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• 5% plus another 10% underemployed (December 1996 est.)

7% (1992 est.)

7% (1999 est.)

0.6% (1996 est.)

9% (1998 est.)

12% (1998 est.)

14.3% (1998)

3% (1995)

5.1% (1996)

5.6% (1998 est.); 7.5% underemployment

6% (December 1999 est.)

20% (1999 est.)

13.8% (1999 est.)

7.7% (1997 est.)

15% (1997)

27.8% (1998)

7.5% (1999 est.)

• 70%;
• widespread underemployment;
• more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (1999)

• 12% (1999); underemployed 30% (1997 est.)

15.5% (1998)

24% (1997)

20% (1996 est.)

14.9% (1998 est.)

10.5% (1999 est.); considerable underemployment

13.1% (1997 est.)

13% (FY97/98 est.)

4.5% (1997)

15% (1996 est.)

22% (1997 est.)

14.2% (1998)

10% (1997 est.)

4.9% (March 1999)

14% (October 1997) officially, but may be as high as 28%

0%

4.4% (1999)

2.3% officially registered unemployed (December 1998); large number of underemployed workers

9% (1999 est.)

• 35%-40% (1999 est.)

15% (1999 est.)

20% (1999 est.)

9% (1999 est.)

5.7% (1999 est.)

11.7% (1999 est.)

5% (1998 est.)

10% (1999 est.)

11% (1999 est.)

10.5% (1999 est.)

13.5% (1996)

9.9% (1999 est.)

0.5% (1997 est.)

10% (1999 est.)

5.5% (1999)

0.7% (July 1999)

11.5% (1999 est.)

0.7% (1998 est.)

9.6% (1999 est.)

1.8% (February 1999)

10% (1999)

2.7% (1999 est.)

5.5% (September 1999)

2% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) (September 1998)

3.1% (1998)

3.5% but generous welfare benefits have prompted large numbers to drop out of the labor market (1999 est.)

35% (1999 est.)

2.9% (1999 est.)

11% (1999 est.)

4.6% (1999 est.)

11% (1999 est.)

3.6% (April 1996)

30% (1999 est.)

20% (1999 est.)

7.1% (1997 est.)

16% (1999 est.)

• 5.5% plus about 5% in training programs (1999 est.)

2.8% (1999 est.)

4.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1999)

6% (1999)

15% (1998 est.)

Greek Cypriot area:

3.3% (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 6.4% (1997)

• 14.5% (includes West Bank) (1998 est.)

25% (1999 est.)

NA%

9.1% (1999 est.)

• 15% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (1999 est.)

1.8% (official 1996 est.)

18% (1997 est.)

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NA%

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