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Mexico Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
3.71% decade average (1980-1989)

Mexico's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 0.90% (1981) to 6.10% (1983), averaging 3.71% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 1.20% 5th
1981 0.90% −0.30pp 4th
1982 4.20% +3.30pp 12th
1983 6.10% +1.90pp 17th
1984 5.60% −0.50pp 18th
1985 4.40% −1.20pp 16th
1986 4.30% −0.10pp 17th
1987 3.88% −0.42pp 15th
1988 3.54% −0.34pp 15th
1989 2.93% −0.62pp 15th