Liberia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Liberia unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.03%, a 0.94% decline from 2021.
Liberia unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.96%, a 0.16% decline from 2020.
Liberia unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.12%, a 1.06% increase from 2019.
Liberia unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.07%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Liberia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.03%	-0.94%
2021	3.96%	-0.16%
2020	4.12%	1.06%
2019	3.07%	0.01%
2018	3.06%	-0.01%
2017	3.07%	-0.02%
2016	3.08%	0.53%
2015	2.56%	0.48%
2014	2.08%	0.00%
2013	2.08%	-0.07%
2012	2.14%	-0.07%
2011	2.21%	-0.06%
2010	2.27%	0.03%
2009	2.24%	0.02%
2008	2.22%	-0.01%
2007	2.23%	-0.05%
2006	2.28%	-0.16%
2005	2.45%	-0.01%
2004	2.46%	0.00%
2003	2.45%	0.31%
2002	2.14%	0.12%
2001	2.02%	0.09%
2000	1.93%	-0.04%
1999	1.97%	-0.05%
1998	2.03%	-0.15%
1997	2.17%	-0.33%
1996	2.50%	-0.26%
1995	2.76%	-0.13%
1994	2.89%	0.03%
1993	2.85%	-0.05%
1992	2.90%	0.12%
1991	2.78%	2.78%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%