Lebanon - 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
2004 9.51
2007 10.14
2009 10.40
2019 14.35

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

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon was 18.64 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 18.64 in 2021, while its lowest value was 9.55 in 2004.

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 10.94
1992 10.87
1993 10.90
1994 10.89
1995 10.87
1996 10.78
1997 10.85
1998 10.64
1999 10.50
2000 10.30
2001 10.10
2002 9.93
2003 9.76
2004 9.55
2005 9.81
2006 10.03
2007 10.17
2008 10.34
2009 10.48
2010 10.89
2011 11.37
2012 11.76
2013 12.15
2014 12.58
2015 13.01
2016 13.40
2017 13.81
2018 14.25
2019 14.72
2020 16.96
2021 18.64

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
2004 7.34
2007 8.60
2009 5.02
2019 9.97

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

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon was 13.14 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 13.14 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.06 in 2009.

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 7.64
1992 7.64
1993 7.72
1994 7.78
1995 7.83
1996 7.80
1997 7.95
1998 7.84
1999 7.81
2000 7.71
2001 7.62
2002 7.55
2003 7.48
2004 7.37
2005 7.84
2006 8.29
2007 8.62
2008 6.86
2009 5.06
2010 5.55
2011 6.11
2012 6.59
2013 7.07
2014 7.59
2015 8.12
2016 8.60
2017 9.11
2018 9.65
2019 10.23
2020 12.11
2021 13.14

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
1997 8.62
2004 7.85
2007 8.98
2009 6.35
2019 11.35

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

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon was 14.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 14.49 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.35 in 2009.

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 8.37
1992 8.36
1993 8.44
1994 8.49
1995 8.52
1996 8.49
1997 8.62
1998 8.49
1999 8.44
2000 8.32
2001 8.19
2002 8.09
2003 7.99
2004 7.85
2005 8.28
2006 8.68
2007 8.98
2008 7.67
2009 6.35
2010 6.84
2011 7.39
2012 7.85
2013 8.31
2014 8.81
2015 9.32
2016 9.78
2017 10.27
2018 10.80
2019 11.35
2020 13.30
2021 14.49

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment