Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend, 2011–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 4.5% for unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend peaked at 4.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places IDA blend 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +16.0% |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 16 North Macedonia 12.2% compare
- 17 Dominica 11.9%
- 18 Guam 11.9%
- 19 Zimbabwe 11.7% compare
- 20 Haiti 11.5%
- 21 Montenegro 10.9% compare
- 22 Cape Verde 10.7% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend?
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in IDA blend was 4.5% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does IDA blend rank for unemployment, male (% of male labor force)?
- IDA blend ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.