LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates 15+ in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates 15+ was 10.08 in 2027. ▬ Flat
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Upper-middle income stood at 10.08. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 12.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 2027.
World: Upper-middle income ranks 45th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates 15+ in World: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.19 | — |
| 2006 | 10.83 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 10.66 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.57 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.09 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.41 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.38 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.23 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.19 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.46 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.75 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.04 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.79 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.04 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.28 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 11.96 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.03 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 10.35 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 10.22 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 10.15 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 10.1 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 10.08 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.87 | 10.57 | 11.19 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 10.19 | 11.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 10.08 | 12.28 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
- 42 Western Sahara 15.88 compare
- 43 Panama 15.84 compare
- 44 Uruguay 15.73 compare
- 45 Tunisia 15.46 compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 15.38 compare
- 47 Mauritania 15.34 compare
- 48 Syria 15.33 compare
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.46 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 898,488 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,678 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,694 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.6 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3489 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Upper-middle income?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Upper-middle income was 10.08 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 2027.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 45th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.