Tonga - 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
2003 7.41
2018 3.63

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

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Tonga was 4.72 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 7.38 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.52 in 2006.

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 1.81
1992 1.89
1993 1.78
1994 2.26
1995 2.72
1996 3.43
1997 4.01
1998 4.52
1999 5.02
2000 5.75
2001 6.14
2002 6.63
2003 7.38
2004 5.66
2005 3.50
2006 1.52
2007 1.72
2008 1.85
2009 2.27
2010 2.33
2011 2.37
2012 2.71
2013 2.90
2014 3.02
2015 3.21
2016 3.18
2017 3.42
2018 3.66
2019 3.64
2020 4.26
2021 4.72

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
2003 3.79
2018 2.63

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

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Tonga was 3.44 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 3.78 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.81 in 2006.

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 1.05
1992 1.09
1993 1.02
1994 1.28
1995 1.52
1996 1.90
1997 2.20
1998 2.45
1999 2.69
2000 3.05
2001 3.22
2002 3.43
2003 3.78
2004 2.94
2005 1.84
2006 0.81
2007 0.94
2008 1.02
2009 1.28
2010 1.34
2011 1.39
2012 1.63
2013 1.79
2014 1.91
2015 2.09
2016 2.14
2017 2.38
2018 2.65
2019 2.65
2020 3.18
2021 3.44

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
1990 4.16
1993 1.30
2003 5.18
2006 1.09
2018 3.07

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

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Tonga was 3.97 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 5.18 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.09 in 2006.

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 1.31
1992 1.38
1993 1.30
1994 1.66
1995 1.98
1996 2.49
1997 2.89
1998 3.24
1999 3.58
2000 4.08
2001 4.34
2002 4.66
2003 5.18
2004 4.01
2005 2.50
2006 1.09
2007 1.25
2008 1.35
2009 1.67
2010 1.74
2011 1.79
2012 2.07
2013 2.24
2014 2.37
2015 2.55
2016 2.57
2017 2.82
2018 3.07
2019 3.06
2020 3.63
2021 3.97

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment