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United States - Unemployment Rate 1993

Name: United States Unemployment Rate 1993
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

6.90% −0.59pp from 1992 Global rank: 96th

United States's unemployment rate was 6.90% in 1993, decreased +0.59pp from 7.50% in 1992. This was the 96th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1993▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 1993
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.60%	-89.8%
2nd	Chad	0.70%	6.4%
3rd	Cambodia	0.73%	-2.0%
4th	Myanmar	0.78%	-2.1%
5th	Maldives	0.80%	0.9%
6th	Kuwait	0.80%	-8.9%
7th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
8th	Bahrain	0.88%	-8.9%
9th	Kazakhstan	1.11%	11.0%
10th	Kyrgyz Republic	1.26%	14.4%
11th	Tonga	1.30%	-3.6%
12th	Bhutan	1.42%	1.9%
13th	Mali	1.42%	-4.3%
14th	Thailand	1.49%	-46.8%
15th	Benin	1.49%	-1.1%
16th	Turkmenistan	1.50%	0.0%
17th	Niger	1.54%	-1.8%
18th	Solomon Islands	1.83%	-1.2%
19th	United Arab Emirates	1.90%	10.8%
20th	Hong Kong SAR, China	1.96%	0.1%
21st	Ukraine	2.00%	5.3%
22nd	Viet Nam	2.04%	-81.5%
23rd	Macao SAR, China	2.06%	-6.3%
24th	Guatemala	2.13%	-1.4%
25th	Bangladesh	2.31%	3.4%
26th	Luxembourg	2.33%	42.6%
27th	Papua New Guinea	2.38%	-8.7%
28th	Burkina Faso	2.43%	-3.2%
29th	Japan	2.54%	18.1%
30th	Tajikistan	2.65%	43.2%
31st	Samoa	2.69%	10.3%
32nd	China	2.69%	13.5%
33rd	Cyprus	2.70%	47.9%
34th	Liberia	2.71%	-0.7%
35th	Lao PDR	2.73%	0.8%
36th	Indonesia	2.78%	-0.3%
37th	Korea	2.88%	14.0%
38th	Senegal	2.88%	-1.7%
39th	Mozambique	2.90%	-4.4%
40th	Kenya	2.98%	2.9%
41st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	2.98%	3.7%
42nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.05%	0.7%
43rd	Singapore	3.07%	70.6%
44th	Burundi	3.09%	-1.2%
45th	Honduras	3.10%	1.2%
46th	Guinea-Bissau	3.14%	1.9%
47th	Timor-Leste	3.27%	-2.6%
48th	Mexico	3.37%	18.9%
49th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.45%	2.3%
50th	Uganda	3.49%	-1.9%
51st	Switzerland	3.55%	39.3%
52nd	Moldova	3.70%	0.0%
53rd	Philippines	3.87%	-60.5%
54th	Tanzania	3.89%	5.7%
55th	Costa Rica	3.95%	-3.7%
56th	Oman	4.01%	-3.6%
57th	Nigeria	4.02%	6.1%
58th	Malaysia	4.11%	10.5%
59th	Austria	4.25%	29.2%
60th	Czechia	4.35%	67.3%
61st	Sierra Leone	4.40%	0.6%
62nd	Ecuador	4.40%	-50.5%
63rd	Chile	4.49%	-33.0%
64th	Azerbaijan	4.50%	150.0%
65th	Togo	4.51%	7.1%
66th	Guinea	4.56%	-0.4%
67th	Comoros	4.57%	0.9%
68th	Fiji	4.69%	-31.9%
69th	Peru	4.80%	-49.0%
70th	Uzbekistan	4.90%	69.0%
71st	Brunei Darussalam	4.90%	2.3%
72nd	Malawi	4.99%	-1.5%
73rd	Zimbabwe	4.99%	1.2%
74th	Paraguay	5.06%	-4.5%
75th	Ghana	5.23%	11.3%
76th	Iceland	5.26%	12.7%
77th	Armenia	5.30%	194.4%
78th	Portugal	5.30%	37.3%
79th	Eritrea	5.39%	1.7%
80th	Georgia	5.40%	0.0%
81st	Guam	5.53%	44.0%
82nd	Mongolia	5.86%	0.0%
83rd	Côte d'Ivoire	5.87%	-12.4%
84th	Russian Federation	5.88%	13.1%
85th	Central African Republic	5.90%	1.2%
86th	Norway	5.97%	0.8%
87th	Aruba	6.02%	-6.3%
88th	Brazil	6.03%	-6.1%
89th	Jamaica	6.24%	-60.3%
90th	Netherlands	6.29%	29.2%
91st	Madagascar	6.32%	0.7%
92nd	Dominican Republic	6.32%	-33.7%
93rd	Malta	6.33%	29.2%
94th	Panama	6.37%	-56.6%
95th	Estonia	6.54%	77.8%
96th	United States	6.90%	-7.9%
97th	Saudi Arabia	7.00%	-2.8%
98th	Equatorial Guinea	7.02%	2.1%
99th	Channel Islands	7.08%	15.7%
100th	Syrian Arab Republic	7.40%	6.5%
101st	Haiti	7.53%	2.0%
102nd	India	7.66%	0.2%
103rd	Germany	7.68%	16.4%
104th	Colombia	7.80%	31.4%
105th	Nicaragua	7.83%	-45.6%
106th	Afghanistan	7.91%	-0.6%
107th	Belgium	8.08%	13.9%
108th	Lebanon	8.23%	-0.4%
109th	Romania	8.25%	51.6%
110th	Vanuatu	8.26%	4.0%
111th	Yemen, Republic of	8.34%	-0.1%
112th	Uruguay	8.35%	-7.2%
113th	Iraq	8.36%	0.2%
114th	Belarus	8.50%	174.2%
115th	Slovenia	8.51%	8.6%
116th	Türkiye	8.96%	12.8%
117th	Cameroon	9.15%	1.1%
118th	Cuba	9.27%	5.6%
119th	Sweden	9.33%	31.4%
120th	Mauritius	9.50%	184.3%
121st	Belize	9.78%	-18.5%
122nd	New Zealand	9.80%	-8.2%
123rd	Mauritania	9.85%	-2.0%
124th	Gambia, The	9.92%	0.3%
125th	El Salvador	9.94%	5.3%
126th	Argentina	10.10%	42.0%
127th	Greece	10.18%	17.0%
128th	Italy	10.21%	15.9%
129th	United Kingdom	10.35%	4.0%
130th	Nepal	10.49%	0.2%
131st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	10.57%	5.7%
132nd	West Bank and Gaza	10.71%	0.1%
133rd	Denmark	10.72%	24.5%
134th	Croatia	10.78%	-29.3%
135th	European Union	10.85%	17.6%
136th	Australia	10.88%	1.3%
137th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	10.92%	22.0%
138th	Virgin Islands (US)	11.19%	0.9%
139th	France	11.32%	19.9%
140th	Canada	11.38%	1.4%
141st	Guyana	11.62%	-2.4%
142nd	French Polynesia	11.78%	0.5%
143rd	Hungary	12.10%	30.0%
144th	Rwanda	12.16%	0.3%
145th	Slovak Republic	12.20%	0.1%
146th	South Sudan	12.23%	-1.1%
147th	Bahamas, The	12.72%	-14.1%
148th	Israel	12.74%	14.2%
149th	Cabo Verde	13.28%	-48.9%
150th	Serbia	13.42%	0.1%
151st	Lithuania	13.80%	1,050.0%
152nd	Sri Lanka	13.82%	-5.1%
153rd	Morocco	14.03%	1.8%
154th	Poland	14.39%	5.8%
155th	São Tomé and Principe	14.46%	-7.1%
156th	Sudan	15.51%	0.7%
157th	Lesotho	15.57%	0.8%
158th	Ireland	15.57%	-4.5%
159th	Suriname	15.64%	-9.5%
160th	Tunisia	15.95%	-1.8%
161st	Finland	16.20%	37.3%
162nd	Bulgaria	16.40%	23.9%
163rd	Latvia	16.70%	425.5%
164th	St. Lucia	16.80%	1.5%
165th	Puerto Rico (US)	16.91%	1.3%
166th	Angola	17.44%	2.8%
167th	Gabon	17.78%	0.4%
168th	Botswana	18.76%	14.9%
169th	New Caledonia	18.76%	0.8%
170th	Libya	19.01%	0.9%
171st	Namibia	19.08%	1.0%
172nd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	19.33%	-0.2%
173rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19.41%	5.0%
174th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.68%	0.6%
175th	Jordan	19.70%	11.9%
176th	Zambia	19.70%	0.7%
177th	Trinidad and Tobago	19.81%	0.9%
178th	Congo, Republic of	19.99%	0.4%
179th	Eswatini	21.76%	3.9%
180th	Spain	22.16%	20.7%
181st	South Africa	23.36%	10.1%
182nd	Barbados	24.54%	7.1%
183rd	Albania	25.25%	-4.7%
184th	Algeria	26.23%	22.8%
185th	Djibouti	27.25%	3.0%
186th	North Macedonia	27.70%	5.3%
187th	Montenegro	30.24%	0.2%

FAQ

What was United States's unemployment rate in 1993?▾

United States's unemployment rate in 1993 was 6.90%. This ranked 96th globally.

How did United States's unemployment rate change in 1993?▾

United States's unemployment rate decreased by 7.9% in 1993 compared to 1992.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1993?▾

Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 1993 at 30.24%.

What is the unemployment rate of United States in 1993?▾

The unemployment rate of United States in 1993 was 6.90%. This ranked 96th globally.

How does 1993 compare to 1992 for United States's unemployment rate?▾

United States's unemployment rate went from 7.50% in 1992 to 6.90% in 1993, a 7.9% decrease.

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