LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income
Northern Africa: Lower-middle income: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 16.34 in 2027. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income is 16.34, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 21.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.3, in 2023.
That places Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 13th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.64 | — |
| 2005 | 19.96 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.87 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 17.41 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 17.16 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 16.99 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.81 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 20.44 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.79 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.89 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.1 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.64 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.28 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.92 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 17.58 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 18.77 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.82 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.66 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 16.3 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.44 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 16.36 | -0.5% |
| 2026 | 16.34 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 16.34 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.41 | 17.16 | 19.96 | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.74 | 16.99 | 21.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.88 | 16.3 | 18.77 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Northern Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 55,162 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 69,136 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.96 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 55,262 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 14,925 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income was 16.34 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3 in 2023.
- How does Northern Africa: Lower-middle income rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 13th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates). 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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.