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Chile Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
13.62% decade average (1980-1989)

Chile's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 7.98% (1989) to 21.00% (1983), averaging 13.62% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 11.50% 38th
1981 10.29% −1.21pp 37th
1982 19.81% +9.52pp 43rd
1983 21.00% +1.19pp 48th
1984 17.52% −3.48pp 48th
1985 14.98% −2.54pp 48th
1986 12.30% −2.68pp 48th
1987 10.98% −1.32pp 45th
1988 9.88% −1.11pp 48th
1989 7.98% −1.90pp 42nd