Eswatini - Unemployment

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 23.21
1997 26.00
2016 24.42

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eswatini was 27.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 31.17 in 2007, while its lowest value was 23.16 in 1995.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 23.33
1992 23.28
1993 23.25
1994 23.23
1995 23.16
1996 24.46
1997 25.73
1998 26.31
1999 26.86
2000 27.43
2001 27.99
2002 28.49
2003 29.04
2004 29.58
2005 30.07
2006 30.61
2007 31.17
2008 30.45
2009 29.67
2010 28.87
2011 28.15
2012 27.36
2013 26.64
2014 25.95
2015 25.20
2016 24.47
2017 24.50
2018 24.54
2019 24.58
2020 27.38
2021 27.99

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 20.43
1997 20.00
2016 21.03

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eswatini was 23.75 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 25.43 in 2007, while its lowest value was 19.79 in 1997.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 20.56
1992 20.51
1993 20.48
1994 20.45
1995 20.39
1996 20.09
1997 19.79
1998 20.35
1999 20.91
2000 21.48
2001 22.05
2002 22.57
2003 23.14
2004 23.71
2005 24.25
2006 24.83
2007 25.43
2008 24.99
2009 24.50
2010 23.98
2011 23.52
2012 23.00
2013 22.53
2014 22.08
2015 21.57
2016 21.07
2017 21.12
2018 21.17
2019 21.22
2020 23.83
2021 23.75

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1995 21.65
1997 22.50
2007 28.24
2016 22.72

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eswatini was 25.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 28.24 in 2007, while its lowest value was 21.65 in 1995.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 21.81
1992 21.76
1993 21.73
1994 21.71
1995 21.65
1996 22.08
1997 22.50
1998 23.08
1999 23.65
2000 24.24
2001 24.83
2002 25.36
2003 25.94
2004 26.52
2005 27.07
2006 27.64
2007 28.24
2008 27.68
2009 27.05
2010 26.41
2011 25.81
2012 25.15
2013 24.55
2014 23.97
2015 23.33
2016 22.72
2017 22.75
2018 22.79
2019 22.84
2020 25.51
2021 25.76

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment