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Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1991 to 2015 of Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income). No data until 1990. Number of actual observations by date: 21.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Categories, topics:

Social Protection & Labor

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:

7.633

Minimum:

5.874

jan 1, 2015

Maximum:

9.492

jan 1, 2004

At the date of observation

Value

Absolute change

Change from the previous value

jan 1, 1991

6.43

+6.43

0.0%

jan 1, 1993

6.676

+0.246

3.82%

jan 1, 1994

6.668

-0.008

-0.12%

jan 1, 1996

7.995

+1.327

19.9%

jan 1, 1997

8.406

+0.411

5.14%

jan 1, 1998

8.174

-0.231

-2.75%

jan 1, 1999

8.766

+0.592

7.24%

jan 1, 2000

9.347

+0.581

6.62%

jan 1, 2002

9.09

-0.256

-2.74%

jan 1, 2003

9.378

+0.288

3.17%

jan 1, 2004

9.492

+0.114

1.21%

jan 1, 2005

8.533

-0.959

-10.1%

jan 1, 2006

8.163

-0.37

-4.33%

jan 1, 2007

7.326

-0.838

-10.26%

jan 1, 2008

6.878

-0.448

-6.11%

jan 1, 2009

6.479

-0.399

-5.8%

jan 1, 2010

7.526

+1.047

16.15%

jan 1, 2012

6.579

-0.947

-12.59%

jan 1, 2013

6.259

-0.32

-4.87%

jan 1, 2014

6.254

-0.005

-0.08%