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Singapore Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: Singapore Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

4.45% decade average (1980-1989)

Singapore's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 1.78% (1989) to 6.28% (1982), averaging 4.45% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	5.75%	–	22nd
1981	5.93%	+0.17pp	21st
1982	6.28%	+0.36pp	19th
1983	5.57%	−0.71pp	16th
1984	6.14%	+0.57pp	21st
1985	4.57%	−1.57pp	17th
1986	2.01%	−2.55pp	6th
1987	3.90%	+1.89pp	16th
1988	2.58%	−1.33pp	9th
1989	1.78%	−0.80pp	8th