El Salvador Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 6.6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	10.00 %	100		2001 est.
2004	6.50 %	131	-35.00 %	2003 est.
2005	6.30 %	57	-3.08 %	2004 est.
2006	6.50 %	62	3.17 %	2005 est.
2007	6.00 %	66	-7.69 %	2006 est.
2008	6.60 %	77	10.00 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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