Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 67.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 67.9 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia peaked at 79.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 42.8, in 1998.
That places Slovenia 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.8 | — |
| 1999 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 52.7 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 76.1 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 79.5 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 74.3 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 73.5 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.7 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 68.1 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 65.5 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 71.6 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 69.5 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 72.9 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 73.4 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.5 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 75.9 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 73 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 74.7 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 71.3 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 67.9 | -4.8% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 67.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.4, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 67.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.05, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.4% | 52.7 | 76.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.85 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.1 | 48 | 79.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5 | 69.5 | 75.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia was 67.9 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8 in 1998.
- How does Slovenia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Slovenia ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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