Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 62.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia stood at 62.2%.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia peaked at 80.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1998.
That places Slovenia 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.8% | — |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.8% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 44.9% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 69.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 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 62.2% 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 80.6% in 2015.
- 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 17th out of 44 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 12.6%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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