Unemployment - Uruguay
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Uruguay is 6.50 (%) with a global rank of 131.
Uruguay compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Uruguay is similar to that of Aruba, Faeroe Islands, Paraguay, Pakistan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malta, El Salvador, Virgin Islands, Denmark with a respective Unemployment of 6.90, 6.80, 6.60, 6.60, 6.60, 6.40, 6.40, 6.30, 6.20, 6.00 (%) and a global rank of 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136.Last 10 years averageUruguay had an average Unemployment of 8.86 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Uruguay during the Great RecessionUruguay's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 32.4% during the Great RecessionUruguay since the end of the Great RecessionUruguay's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 11.0% since the end of the Great Recession
Uruguay compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Uruguay is similar to that of Aruba, Faeroe Islands, Paraguay, Pakistan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malta, El Salvador, Virgin Islands, Denmark with a respective Unemployment of 6.90, 6.80, 6.60, 6.60, 6.60, 6.40, 6.40, 6.30, 6.20, 6.00 (%) and a global rank of 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136.Last 10 years averageUruguay had an average Unemployment of 8.86 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Uruguay during the Great RecessionUruguay's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 32.4% during the Great RecessionUruguay since the end of the Great RecessionUruguay's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 11.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 11.00 |
1992 | 8.20 |
1993 | 8.00 |
1994 | 8.90 |
1995 | 10.00 |
1996 | 11.30 |
1997 | 9.00 |
1998 | 10.90 |
1999 | 10.30 |
2000 | 9.70 |
2001 | 9.20 |
2002 | 19.40 |
2003 | 16.00 |
2004 | 9.20 |
2005 | 12.20 |
2006 | 10.80 |
2007 | 9.20 |
2008 | 7.60 |
2009 | 7.30 |
2010 | 6.70 |
2011 | 6.00 |
2012 | 6.00 |
2013 | 6.50 |
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Aruba | 126 | 6.90 |
Faeroe Islands | 127 | 6.80 |
Paraguay | 128 | 6.60 |
Pakistan | 129 | 6.60 |
Indonesia | 130 | 6.60 |
Uruguay | 131 | 6.50 |
New Zealand | 132 | 6.40 |
Malta | 133 | 6.40 |
El Salvador | 134 | 6.30 |
Virgin Islands | 135 | 6.20 |
Denmark | 136 | 6.00 |
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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