Gaza Strip Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 41.3% (June 2008)
34.8% (2006)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	50.00 %	4		2002 est.
2004	50.00 %	5	0.00 %	2003 est.
2005	50.00 %	188	0.00 %	2003 est.
2006	31.00 %	178	-38.00 %	January-September 2005 avg.
2007	20.30 %	162	-34.52 %	2005
2008	34.80 %	178	71.43 %	2006
2009	41.30 %	187	18.68 %	June 2008

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 September 17, 2009

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