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United States - Unemployment Rate 1991

Name: United States Unemployment Rate 1991
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

6.80% +1.18pp from 1990 Global rank: 103rd

United States's unemployment rate was 6.80% in 1991, increased +1.18pp from 5.62% in 1990. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1991▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 1991
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.60%	-81.0%
2nd	Belarus	0.60%	-
3rd	Chad	0.67%	-
4th	Cambodia	0.77%	-
5th	Maldives	0.79%	-
6th	Myanmar	0.83%	-
7th	Qatar	0.87%	-
8th	Kuwait	0.88%	-
9th	Azerbaijan	0.90%	-
10th	Kazakhstan	0.90%	-
11th	Kyrgyz Republic	1.00%	-
12th	Bahrain	1.05%	-
13th	Lithuania	1.10%	-
14th	Tonga	1.35%	-
15th	Bhutan	1.38%	-
16th	Mali	1.40%	-
17th	Turkmenistan	1.40%	-
18th	Estonia	1.47%	-
19th	Luxembourg	1.48%	18.0%
20th	Niger	1.59%	-
21st	United Arab Emirates	1.63%	-
22nd	Benin	1.64%	-
23rd	Armenia	1.77%	-
24th	Hong Kong SAR, China	1.80%	35.1%
25th	Switzerland	1.82%	262.9%
26th	Tajikistan	1.82%	-
27th	Moldova	1.90%	-
28th	Ukraine	1.90%	-
29th	Uzbekistan	1.90%	-
30th	Solomon Islands	1.97%	-
31st	Japan	2.06%	-2.0%
32nd	Samoa	2.10%	-
33rd	Viet Nam	2.14%	-82.6%
34th	Singapore	2.18%	22.8%
35th	Guatemala	2.20%	-
36th	Bangladesh	2.20%	-
37th	Czechia	2.27%	-
38th	China	2.37%	-
39th	Korea	2.41%	-2.1%
40th	Burkina Faso	2.47%	-
41st	Lao PDR	2.50%	-
42nd	Iceland	2.55%	-1.8%
43rd	Indonesia	2.62%	1.0%
44th	Thailand	2.63%	19.5%
45th	Georgia	2.70%	-
46th	Latvia	2.70%	-
47th	Liberia	2.74%	-
48th	Kenya	2.78%	-
49th	Papua New Guinea	2.79%	-
50th	Mozambique	2.84%	-
51st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	2.85%	-
52nd	Senegal	2.86%	-
53rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.94%	-
54th	Cyprus	3.00%	66.7%
55th	Guinea-Bissau	3.01%	-
56th	Macao SAR, China	3.01%	-
57th	Mexico	3.15%	14.7%
58th	Burundi	3.15%	-
59th	Sweden	3.24%	44.6%
60th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.27%	-
61st	Austria	3.42%	25.6%
62nd	Uganda	3.45%	-
63rd	Timor-Leste	3.45%	-
64th	Ghana	3.49%	-
65th	Guam	3.51%	-
66th	Tanzania	3.60%	-
67th	Malaysia	3.70%	-26.8%
68th	Philippines	3.73%	-55.6%
69th	Nigeria	3.83%	-
70th	Portugal	3.92%	-7.2%
71st	Oman	4.06%	-
72nd	Togo	4.06%	-
73rd	Sierra Leone	4.14%	-
74th	Ecuador	4.37%	-28.3%
75th	Guinea	4.56%	-
76th	Honduras	4.58%	7.3%
77th	Fiji	4.62%	-43.5%
78th	Brunei Darussalam	4.70%	-
79th	Zimbabwe	4.79%	-
80th	Comoros	4.80%	-
81st	Malawi	4.90%	-
82nd	Peru	4.93%	-40.7%
83rd	Paraguay	5.10%	-22.7%
84th	Russian Federation	5.11%	-
85th	Eritrea	5.13%	-
86th	Chile	5.23%	-32.5%
87th	Germany	5.32%	-13.6%
88th	Costa Rica	5.37%	15.7%
89th	Norway	5.41%	3.4%
90th	Argentina	5.44%	-28.4%
91st	Mongolia	5.67%	-
92nd	Channel Islands	5.68%	-
93rd	Central African Republic	5.70%	-
94th	Aruba	6.08%	367.5%
95th	Madagascar	6.17%	-
96th	Jamaica	6.23%	-60.3%
97th	Malta	6.34%	32.0%
98th	Panama	6.44%	-61.5%
99th	Finland	6.50%	103.2%
100th	Côte d'Ivoire	6.60%	-
101st	Equatorial Guinea	6.68%	-
102nd	Syrian Arab Republic	6.75%	-
103rd	United States	6.80%	21.1%
104th	Dominican Republic	6.86%	-
105th	Brazil	6.89%	-
106th	Belgium	6.98%	6.5%
107th	Slovenia	7.08%	-
108th	Netherlands	7.29%	42.5%
109th	Saudi Arabia	7.32%	-
110th	Haiti	7.33%	-
111th	El Salvador	7.53%	-24.7%
112th	Greece	7.57%	8.2%
113th	India	7.64%	-
114th	Nicaragua	7.91%	-49.0%
115th	Afghanistan	7.97%	-
116th	Vanuatu	7.98%	-
117th	Türkiye	8.21%	2.7%
118th	Romania	8.23%	142.1%
119th	Cuba	8.31%	-
120th	Yemen, Republic of	8.43%	-
121st	Hungary	8.50%	308.3%
122nd	United Kingdom	8.55%	20.4%
123rd	European Union	8.59%	-
124th	Lebanon	8.59%	-
125th	Iraq	8.64%	-
126th	Uruguay	8.95%	5.3%
127th	Cameroon	8.99%	-
128th	Denmark	9.10%	27.0%
129th	France	9.13%	8.7%
130th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	9.38%	16.6%
131st	Mauritius	9.49%	236.2%
132nd	Australia	9.59%	38.1%
133rd	Belize	9.65%	-35.7%
134th	Gambia, The	9.78%	-
135th	Mauritania	9.97%	-
136th	Italy	10.10%	14.0%
137th	Colombia	10.12%	52.5%
138th	Albania	10.30%	21.8%
139th	Canada	10.32%	26.6%
140th	Nepal	10.47%	-
141st	New Zealand	10.61%	33.1%
142nd	West Bank and Gaza	10.67%	-
143rd	Virgin Islands (US)	10.92%	-
144th	Bulgaria	11.10%	282.8%
145th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.10%	-21.8%
146th	Croatia	11.14%	-
147th	French Polynesia	11.59%	-
148th	Guyana	12.09%	-
149th	Slovak Republic	12.10%	-
150th	Bahamas, The	12.17%	1.4%
151st	South Sudan	12.33%	-
152nd	Rwanda	12.34%	-
153rd	Serbia	13.37%	-
154th	Israel	13.39%	39.9%
155th	Morocco	13.50%	-
156th	Cabo Verde	13.53%	-46.7%
157th	Poland	13.62%	116.2%
158th	Botswana	13.82%	-
159th	São Tomé and Principe	14.49%	-8.7%
160th	Sri Lanka	14.66%	-7.8%
161st	Lesotho	15.50%	-
162nd	Sudan	15.62%	-6.0%
163rd	Ireland	15.77%	-8.3%
164th	Spain	15.93%	-1.9%
165th	Tunisia	15.94%	-1.6%
166th	Puerto Rico (US)	16.18%	12.4%
167th	St. Lucia	16.52%	-
168th	Angola	16.82%	-
169th	Suriname	17.19%	-
170th	Gabon	17.22%	-
171st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.55%	-
172nd	New Caledonia	18.12%	-
173rd	Trinidad and Tobago	18.52%	-
174th	Libya	18.60%	-
175th	Zambia	18.90%	-
176th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	19.00%	-
177th	Namibia	19.14%	-
178th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.77%	-
179th	Congo, Republic of	19.91%	-
180th	Eswatini	20.52%	-
181st	Algeria	20.60%	4.3%
182nd	Jordan	21.44%	27.6%
183rd	Barbados	22.41%	49.9%
184th	South Africa	23.14%	23.2%
185th	North Macedonia	24.50%	-
186th	Djibouti	26.12%	-
187th	Montenegro	30.12%	-

FAQ

What was United States's unemployment rate in 1991?▾

United States's unemployment rate in 1991 was 6.80%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did United States's unemployment rate change in 1991?▾

United States's unemployment rate increased by 21.1% in 1991 compared to 1990.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1991?▾

Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 1991 at 30.12%.

What is the unemployment rate of United States in 1991?▾

The unemployment rate of United States in 1991 was 6.80%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1991 compare to 1990 for United States's unemployment rate?▾

United States's unemployment rate went from 5.62% in 1990 to 6.80% in 1991, a 21.1% increase.

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