Unemployment - United Arab Emirates
Value & RankThe Unemployment of United Arab Emirates is 3.80 (%) with a global rank of 172.
United Arab Emirates compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of United Arab Emirates is similar to that of Japan, Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, Cameroon, Brunei, Liberia, Peru, Norway with a respective Unemployment of 4.10, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80, 3.80, 3.70, 3.60, 3.60 (%) and a global rank of 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177.Last 10 years averageUnited Arab Emirates had an average Unemployment of 3.43 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
United Arab Emirates during the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates's Unemployment had a positive growth of 21.2% during the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates since the end of the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.00% since the end of the Great Recession
United Arab Emirates compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of United Arab Emirates is similar to that of Japan, Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, Cameroon, Brunei, Liberia, Peru, Norway with a respective Unemployment of 4.10, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80, 3.80, 3.70, 3.60, 3.60 (%) and a global rank of 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177.Last 10 years averageUnited Arab Emirates had an average Unemployment of 3.43 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
United Arab Emirates during the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates's Unemployment had a positive growth of 21.2% during the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates since the end of the Great RecessionUnited Arab Emirates's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.00% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 2.50 |
1992 | 2.50 |
1993 | 2.50 |
1994 | 2.10 |
1995 | 1.80 |
1996 | 3.20 |
1997 | 3.00 |
1998 | 2.70 |
1999 | 2.40 |
2000 | 2.30 |
2001 | 2.40 |
2002 | 2.50 |
2003 | 2.70 |
2004 | 2.90 |
2005 | 3.10 |
2006 | 3.30 |
2007 | 3.40 |
2008 | 4.00 |
2009 | 4.00 |
2010 | 4.00 |
2011 | 4.00 |
2012 | 3.80 |
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Japan | 167 | 4.10 |
Zimbabwe | 168 | 4.00 |
Cayman Islands | 169 | 4.00 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 170 | 4.00 |
Andorra | 171 | 4.00 |
United Arab Emirates | 172 | 3.80 |
Cameroon | 173 | 3.80 |
Brunei | 174 | 3.80 |
Liberia | 175 | 3.70 |
Peru | 176 | 3.60 |
Norway | 177 | 3.60 |
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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