Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta

Malta: Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data was 13.9 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
13.9
Change on year
up 28.7%
World rank
46th
of 46 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 2020
All-time low
9.4
in 2017
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta, 2000–2020

0510152000201020202000: 9.72001: 11.32002: 10.92003: 12.62004: 112005: 11.42006: 10.22007: 102008: 10.42009: 12.32010: 12.32011: 11.52012: 11.32013: 11.92014: 11.12015: 11.42016: 9.52017: 9.42018: 9.72019: 10.82020: 13.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 13.9 for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 13.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2017.

That places Malta 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 9.7 —
2001 11.3 +16.5%
2002 10.9 -3.5%
2003 12.6 +15.6%
2004 11 -12.7%
2005 11.4 +3.6%
2006 10.2 -10.5%
2007 10 -2.0%
2008 10.4 +4.0%
2009 12.3 +18.3%
2010 12.3 +0.0%
2011 11.5 -6.5%
2012 11.3 -1.7%
2013 11.9 +5.3%
2014 11.1 -6.7%
2015 11.4 +2.7%
2016 9.5 -16.7%
2017 9.4 -1.1%
2018 9.7 +3.2%
2019 10.8 +11.3%
2020 13.9 +28.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 13.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 195, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.98 9.7 12.6 10
2010s 10.89 9.4 12.3 10
2020s 13.9 13.9 13.9 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 43 Cyprus 36.8 compare
  2. 44 Luxembourg 20.9 compare
  3. 45 Iceland 14.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta?
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Malta was 13.9 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2017.
How does Malta rank for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data?
Malta ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 1,020 data points, 1998–2020
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