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

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

Latest (2020)
13.9 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 28.7%
World rank
44th
of 44 countries
All-time high
13.9 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
9.4 Thousand persons
in 2017
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

0510152000201020202000: 9.7 Thousand persons2001: 11.3 Thousand persons2002: 10.9 Thousand persons2003: 12.6 Thousand persons2004: 11 Thousand persons2005: 11.4 Thousand persons2006: 10.2 Thousand persons2007: 10 Thousand persons2008: 10.4 Thousand persons2009: 12.3 Thousand persons2010: 12.3 Thousand persons2011: 11.5 Thousand persons2012: 11.3 Thousand persons2013: 11.9 Thousand persons2014: 11.1 Thousand persons2015: 11.4 Thousand persons2016: 9.5 Thousand persons2017: 9.4 Thousand persons2018: 9.7 Thousand persons2019: 10.8 Thousand persons2020: 13.9 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 13.9 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4 Thousand persons, in 2017.

That places Malta 44th out of 44 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 Thousand persons Change
2000 9.7 Thousand persons
2001 11.3 Thousand persons +16.5%
2002 10.9 Thousand persons -3.5%
2003 12.6 Thousand persons +15.6%
2004 11 Thousand persons -12.7%
2005 11.4 Thousand persons +3.6%
2006 10.2 Thousand persons -10.5%
2007 10 Thousand persons -2.0%
2008 10.4 Thousand persons +4.0%
2009 12.3 Thousand persons +18.3%
2010 12.3 Thousand persons +0.0%
2011 11.5 Thousand persons -6.5%
2012 11.3 Thousand persons -1.7%
2013 11.9 Thousand persons +5.3%
2014 11.1 Thousand persons -6.7%
2015 11.4 Thousand persons +2.7%
2016 9.5 Thousand persons -16.7%
2017 9.4 Thousand persons -1.1%
2018 9.7 Thousand persons +3.2%
2019 10.8 Thousand persons +11.3%
2020 13.9 Thousand persons +28.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 41 Cyprus 36.8 Thousand persons compare
  2. 42 Luxembourg 20.9 Thousand persons compare
  3. 43 Iceland 14.9 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2017.
How does Malta rank for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data?
Malta ranks 44th out of 44 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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Indicator
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 994 data points, 1998–2020
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