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United States - Unemployment Rate 1996

Name: United States Unemployment Rate 1996
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

5.45% −0.14pp from 1995 Global rank: 68th

United States's unemployment rate was 5.45% in 1996, decreased +0.14pp from 5.65% in 1995. This was the 68th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1996▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 1996
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.60%	-88.8%
2nd	Kuwait	0.70%	0.9%
3rd	Chad	0.70%	-7.3%
4th	Myanmar	0.75%	-0.1%
5th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
6th	Cambodia	0.96%	-1.0%
7th	Maldives	1.02%	29.0%
8th	Thailand	1.07%	-37.0%
9th	Bahrain	1.18%	12.7%
10th	Benin	1.25%	-4.5%
11th	Bhutan	1.39%	-0.6%
12th	Mali	1.42%	-2.9%
13th	Niger	1.50%	0.3%
14th	Kyrgyz Republic	1.65%	-71.3%
15th	United Arab Emirates	1.84%	2.0%
16th	Solomon Islands	1.88%	1.8%
17th	Viet Nam	1.93%	-66.8%
18th	Korea	2.05%	-0.9%
19th	Guatemala	2.16%	1.8%
20th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.38%	-10.8%
21st	Liberia	2.40%	-7.4%
22nd	Tonga	2.40%	21.0%
23rd	Burkina Faso	2.45%	-3.4%
24th	Lao PDR	2.45%	-5.8%
25th	Bangladesh	2.51%	2.8%
26th	Malaysia	2.52%	-19.8%
27th	Papua New Guinea	2.73%	4.8%
28th	Mozambique	2.76%	0.2%
29th	Kenya	2.77%	-2.6%
30th	Hong Kong SAR, China	2.83%	-11.2%
31st	Senegal	2.83%	-0.5%
32nd	Guinea-Bissau	2.99%	-4.2%
33rd	Burundi	3.10%	0.0%
34th	Cyprus	3.10%	19.2%
35th	China	3.12%	4.0%
36th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.15%	1.3%
37th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.16%	-3.9%
38th	Uganda	3.17%	-0.8%
39th	Luxembourg	3.29%	11.0%
40th	Timor-Leste	3.37%	0.7%
41st	Japan	3.38%	7.4%
42nd	Tanzania	3.48%	-5.4%
43rd	Samoa	3.52%	8.4%
44th	Singapore	3.57%	104.0%
45th	Iceland	3.60%	-31.4%
46th	Togo	3.61%	-9.6%
47th	Philippines	3.61%	-62.1%
48th	Switzerland	3.68%	-13.0%
49th	Czechia	3.85%	-3.7%
50th	Côte d'Ivoire	4.04%	-1.5%
51st	Nigeria	4.04%	-2.6%
52nd	Tajikistan	4.05%	17.4%
53rd	Oman	4.25%	2.1%
54th	Macao SAR, China	4.26%	19.0%
55th	Sierra Leone	4.31%	-0.1%
56th	Honduras	4.37%	34.9%
57th	Ecuador	4.42%	-19.5%
58th	Guinea	4.51%	0.3%
59th	Fiji	4.62%	-33.0%
60th	Comoros	4.77%	2.1%
61st	Indonesia	4.86%	-34.5%
62nd	Peru	4.93%	-30.6%
63rd	Malawi	4.94%	0.9%
64th	Norway	5.04%	2.6%
65th	Brunei Darussalam	5.15%	1.7%
66th	Austria	5.28%	24.5%
67th	Eritrea	5.31%	-0.7%
68th	United States	5.45%	-2.5%
69th	Mexico	5.47%	-12.3%
70th	Mongolia	5.53%	0.5%
71st	Saudi Arabia	5.80%	-8.8%
72nd	Central African Republic	5.84%	-0.5%
73rd	Madagascar	6.09%	0.0%
74th	Zimbabwe	6.15%	10.5%
75th	Costa Rica	6.16%	18.5%
76th	New Zealand	6.29%	-2.5%
77th	Malta	6.33%	29.2%
78th	Netherlands	6.42%	-17.0%
79th	Dominican Republic	6.49%	-11.0%
80th	Jamaica	6.61%	-59.2%
81st	Türkiye	6.63%	-6.8%
82nd	Panama	6.73%	-52.0%
83rd	Romania	6.74%	-31.8%
84th	Denmark	6.84%	1.3%
85th	Slovenia	6.88%	-1.7%
86th	Channel Islands	6.90%	-1.1%
87th	Ghana	7.09%	9.4%
88th	Nicaragua	7.12%	-57.9%
89th	Aruba	7.17%	19.8%
90th	Equatorial Guinea	7.22%	0.8%
91st	Syrian Arab Republic	7.22%	0.3%
92nd	Portugal	7.30%	-7.8%
93rd	Haiti	7.30%	-2.7%
94th	Chile	7.41%	0.5%
95th	Seychelles	7.45%	-3.2%
96th	India	7.54%	-0.4%
97th	Cuba	7.61%	-8.0%
98th	Ukraine	7.65%	-48.3%
99th	El Salvador	7.68%	-0.8%
100th	Afghanistan	7.88%	0.1%
101st	Moldova	7.90%	-45.1%
102nd	Brazil	8.04%	13.3%
103rd	Cameroon	8.06%	-6.3%
104th	Vanuatu	8.09%	-0.5%
105th	Azerbaijan	8.10%	12.5%
106th	Paraguay	8.15%	147.0%
107th	United Kingdom	8.19%	-5.1%
108th	Guam	8.28%	4.8%
109th	Lebanon	8.41%	-0.3%
110th	Israel	8.46%	23.2%
111th	Australia	8.51%	0.3%
112th	Iraq	8.52%	1.0%
113th	Germany	8.82%	7.2%
114th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	9.00%	-19.5%
115th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	9.10%	-9.0%
116th	Armenia	9.30%	38.8%
117th	Belgium	9.48%	-2.1%
118th	Mauritius	9.50%	85.8%
119th	Sweden	9.55%	-8.4%
120th	Yemen, Republic of	9.59%	6.6%
121st	Canada	9.62%	1.6%
122nd	Russian Federation	9.67%	16.4%
123rd	Croatia	9.68%	-33.2%
124th	Mauritania	9.76%	0.0%
125th	Estonia	9.92%	2.8%
126th	Hungary	10.02%	-1.5%
127th	Gambia, The	10.19%	0.4%
128th	Turkmenistan	10.30%	24.1%
129th	Greece	10.40%	4.0%
130th	Nepal	10.45%	-0.3%
131st	Virgin Islands (US)	10.65%	0.3%
132nd	Uzbekistan	10.70%	37.2%
133rd	West Bank and Gaza	10.73%	-42.7%
134th	Suriname	10.88%	29.2%
135th	European Union	11.14%	0.3%
136th	Slovak Republic	11.34%	-17.2%
137th	Sri Lanka	11.35%	-7.5%
138th	Bahamas, The	11.46%	5.1%
139th	Georgia	11.50%	51.3%
140th	Rwanda	11.51%	-3.6%
141st	Guyana	11.54%	-0.2%
142nd	Ireland	11.69%	-17.1%
143rd	Colombia	11.81%	109.1%
144th	Italy	11.86%	6.4%
145th	French Polynesia	11.92%	-0.2%
146th	Uruguay	11.93%	15.8%
147th	South Sudan	12.31%	-0.2%
148th	France	12.37%	17.7%
149th	Bulgaria	12.50%	9.9%
150th	Poland	12.68%	-4.9%
151st	Cabo Verde	12.84%	-50.6%
152nd	Kazakhstan	12.96%	18.0%
153rd	Serbia	13.20%	-1.5%
154th	Morocco	13.36%	-16.5%
155th	Puerto Rico (US)	13.64%	-0.4%
156th	Jordan	13.70%	-11.0%
157th	Belize	13.82%	10.6%
158th	Albania	13.93%	8.0%
159th	São Tomé and Principe	14.33%	-0.2%
160th	Barbados	14.71%	-25.0%
161st	Zambia	15.30%	-9.1%
162nd	Finland	15.57%	0.5%
163rd	Sudan	15.61%	6.8%
164th	Lesotho	15.71%	-0.6%
165th	Tunisia	16.06%	-0.7%
166th	Angola	16.18%	-4.7%
167th	Trinidad and Tobago	16.25%	-5.3%
168th	St. Lucia	16.33%	3.2%
169th	Lithuania	16.40%	-6.5%
170th	Argentina	17.11%	-9.5%
171st	Gabon	17.33%	-0.4%
172nd	New Caledonia	18.64%	0.1%
173rd	Libya	19.21%	-0.6%
174th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	19.46%	-0.6%
175th	Congo, Republic of	20.05%	-0.9%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20.34%	1.7%
177th	Latvia	20.70%	197.8%
178th	Botswana	21.59%	0.9%
179th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.68%	-69.0%
180th	Eswatini	22.07%	2.0%
181st	Spain	22.14%	-3.3%
182nd	South Africa	22.50%	36.4%
183rd	Namibia	22.84%	7.0%
184th	Belarus	24.40%	216.8%
185th	Djibouti	27.17%	-0.5%
186th	Algeria	28.27%	0.6%
187th	Montenegro	30.17%	-0.1%
188th	North Macedonia	38.80%	9.0%

FAQ

What was United States's unemployment rate in 1996?▾

United States's unemployment rate in 1996 was 5.45%. This ranked 68th globally.

How did United States's unemployment rate change in 1996?▾

United States's unemployment rate decreased by 2.5% in 1996 compared to 1995.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1996?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 1996 at 38.80%.

What is the unemployment rate of United States in 1996?▾

The unemployment rate of United States in 1996 was 5.45%. This ranked 68th globally.

How does 1996 compare to 1995 for United States's unemployment rate?▾

United States's unemployment rate went from 5.65% in 1995 to 5.45% in 1996, a 2.5% decrease.

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