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Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, both sexes

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	3.4	1, 2, 3, 4
1991	4.2	1, 2, 3, 4
1992	4.3	1, 2, 3, 4
1993	4.5	1, 2, 3, 4
1994	4.3	1, 2, 3, 4
1995	6.9	1, 2, 3, 4
1996	6.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1997	5.2	1, 2, 3, 4
1998	10.5	1, 2, 3, 4
2000	11.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2001	11.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2002	15	1, 2, 3, 4
2003	15	1, 2, 3, 4
2004	12.1	1, 2, 3, 4
2005	10.7	1, 2, 3, 4
2006	10.4	1, 2, 3, 4
2007	9	1, 2, 3, 4
2008	8.5	1, 2, 3, 4
2009	12.6	1, 3, 5, 4

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, men

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1991	4.7	1, 2, 3, 4
1992	4.7	1, 2, 3, 4
1993	4.9	1, 2, 3, 4
1994	5.1	1, 2, 3, 4
1995	7.7	1, 2, 3, 4
1996	7.7	1, 2, 3, 4
1997	5.8	1, 2, 3, 4
1998	12.1	1, 2, 3, 4
2000	11.9	1, 2, 3, 4
2001	13.4	1, 2, 3, 4
2002	18.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2003	18.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2004	15	1, 2, 3, 4
2005	13.6	1, 2, 3, 4
2006	12.8	1, 2, 3, 4
2007	11	1, 2, 3, 4
2008	10.4	1, 2, 3, 4
2009	15.1	1, 3, 5, 4

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, women

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	3.3	1, 2, 3, 4
1991	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1992	3.9	1, 2, 3, 4
1993	4.1	1, 2, 3, 4
1994	3.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1995	5.9	1, 2, 3, 4
1996	5.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1997	4.6	1, 2, 3, 4
1998	9	1, 2, 3, 4
2000	10.4	1, 2, 3, 4
2001	9.1	1, 2, 3, 4
2002	11.9	1, 2, 3, 4
2003	11.6	1, 2, 3, 4
2004	9.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2005	7.9	1, 2, 3, 4
2006	8.1	1, 2, 3, 4
2007	7.2	1, 2, 3, 4
2008	6.9	1, 2, 3, 4
2009	10.3	1, 3, 5, 4

Footnotes:

Type of survey: Household or labour force survey
Coverage limitation: Excluding marine and institutional populations
Age: 15-24
Coverage: Civilian
Coverage limitation: Excluding institutional population

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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