Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Jobs gap rate was 10.5 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
10.5
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
51st
of 87 groups
All-time high
12.5
in 2020
All-time low
10.2
in 2023
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004–2027

02.557.51012.52004201520272004: 11.32005: 11.32006: 112007: 10.82008: 10.82009: 10.82010: 10.62011: 10.82012: 112013: 10.82014: 10.82015: 11.22016: 112017: 112018: 10.92019: 10.92020: 12.52021: 122022: 10.72023: 10.22024: 10.42025: 10.42026: 10.42027: 10.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India is 10.5, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 12.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2023.

That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 51st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year

Annual values for Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 11.3 —
2005 11.3 +0.0%
2006 11 -2.7%
2007 10.8 -1.8%
2008 10.8 +0.0%
2009 10.8 +0.0%
2010 10.6 -1.9%
2011 10.8 +1.9%
2012 11 +1.9%
2013 10.8 -1.8%
2014 10.8 +0.0%
2015 11.2 +3.7%
2016 11 -1.8%
2017 11 +0.0%
2018 10.9 -0.9%
2019 10.9 +0.0%
2020 12.5 +14.7%
2021 12 -4.0%
2022 10.7 -10.8%
2023 10.2 -4.7%
2024 10.4 +2.0%
2025 10.4 +0.0%
2026 10.4 +0.0%
2027 10.5 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11 10.8 11.3 6
2010s 10.9 10.6 11.2 10
2020s 10.89 10.2 12.5 8

Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India

  1. 48 Romania 8.2 compare
  2. 49 Slovakia 7.9 compare
  3. 50 Brunei 7.8 compare
  4. 51 Mali 7.5 compare
  5. 52 Cyprus 7.4 compare
  6. 53 Bulgaria 7.2 compare
  7. 54 Belarus 7 compare
  8. 54 Barbados 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 10.5 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2023.
How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for jobs gap rate?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 51st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Jobs gap rate
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.