Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 4.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend, 2011–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend is 4.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend peaked at 4.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2011.
IDA blend ranks 22nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.7% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 19 Algeria 11.7% compare
- 20 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
- 22 Lebanon 11.3% compare
- 23 Cape Verde 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2%
- 25 Dominica 11.0%
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, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in IDA blend was 4.9% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does IDA blend rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- IDA blend ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.