Unemployment - China
Value & RankThe Unemployment of China is 4.50 (%) with a global rank of 160.
China compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of China is similar to that of North Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Panama, Iceland, Honduras, Bangladesh, Cuba, Palau, Ecuador, Uganda with a respective Unemployment of 4.60, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.30, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20 (%) and a global rank of 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165.Last 10 years averageChina had an average Unemployment of 4.64 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
China during the Great RecessionChina's Unemployment had a positive growth of 10.0% during the Great RecessionChina since the end of the Great RecessionChina's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.27% since the end of the Great Recession
China compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of China is similar to that of North Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Panama, Iceland, Honduras, Bangladesh, Cuba, Palau, Ecuador, Uganda with a respective Unemployment of 4.60, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.50, 4.30, 4.20, 4.20, 4.20 (%) and a global rank of 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165.Last 10 years averageChina had an average Unemployment of 4.64 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
China during the Great RecessionChina's Unemployment had a positive growth of 10.0% during the Great RecessionChina since the end of the Great RecessionChina's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.27% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 4.90 |
1992 | 4.40 |
1993 | 4.30 |
1994 | 4.30 |
1995 | 4.50 |
1996 | 4.60 |
1997 | 4.60 |
1998 | 4.70 |
1999 | 4.70 |
2000 | 4.50 |
2001 | 4.50 |
2002 | 4.40 |
2003 | 4.30 |
2004 | 4.30 |
2005 | 4.10 |
2006 | 4.00 |
2007 | 4.00 |
2008 | 6.30 |
2009 | 4.40 |
2010 | 4.20 |
2011 | 6.50 |
2012 | 4.50 |
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North Korea | 155 | 4.60 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 156 | 4.50 |
Panama | 157 | 4.50 |
Iceland | 158 | 4.50 |
Honduras | 159 | 4.50 |
China | 160 | 4.50 |
Bangladesh | 161 | 4.50 |
Cuba | 162 | 4.30 |
Palau | 163 | 4.20 |
Ecuador | 164 | 4.20 |
Uganda | 165 | 4.20 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators