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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1991 to 2015 of North America. No data until 1990. Number of actual observations by date: 25.

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:
6.325
Minimum:
4.278
jan 1, 2001
Maximum:
9.439
jan 1, 2011
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1991
5.858
+5.858
0.0%
jan 1, 1992
7.161
+1.304
22.26%
jan 1, 1993
7.875
+0.714
9.97%
jan 1, 1994
7.354
-0.521
-6.61%
jan 1, 1995
6.53
-0.824
-11.21%
jan 1, 1996
5.986
-0.544
-8.32%
jan 1, 1997
5.814
-0.172
-2.88%
jan 1, 1998
5.313
-0.5
-8.61%
jan 1, 1999
4.875
-0.439
-8.26%
jan 1, 2000
4.537
-0.338
-6.93%
jan 1, 2001
4.278
-0.259
-5.7%
jan 1, 2002
4.95
+0.672
15.71%
jan 1, 2003
5.994
+1.044
21.08%
jan 1, 2004
6.166
+0.172
2.88%
jan 1, 2005
5.678
-0.489
-7.92%
jan 1, 2006
5.277
-0.401
-7.06%
jan 1, 2007
4.776
-0.5
-9.48%
jan 1, 2008
4.747
-0.03
-0.62%
jan 1, 2009
5.832
+1.085
22.85%
jan 1, 2010
9.194
+3.362
57.66%
jan 1, 2011
9.439
+0.245
2.67%
jan 1, 2012
8.838
-0.601
-6.37%
jan 1, 2013
8.014
-0.825
-9.33%
jan 1, 2014
7.367
-0.646
-8.06%
jan 1, 2015
6.276
-1.091
-14.81%

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