Liberia Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Liberia unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.94%, a 0.05% decline from 2022.
  • Liberia unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.99%, a 0.8% decline from 2021.
  • Liberia unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.79%, a 0.3% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.09%, a 1.02% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Liberia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.94% -0.05%
2022 2.99% -0.80%
2021 3.79% -0.30%
2020 4.09% 1.02%
2019 3.07% 0.02%
2018 3.06% -0.01%
2017 3.07% -0.02%
2016 3.08% 0.53%
2015 2.55% 0.47%
2014 2.08% 0.01%
2013 2.07% -0.07%
2012 2.14% -0.07%
2011 2.21% -0.06%
2010 2.27% 0.03%
2009 2.24% 0.03%
2008 2.21% -0.01%
2007 2.22% -0.05%
2006 2.27% -0.13%
2005 2.40% -0.01%
2004 2.41% 0.01%
2003 2.41% 0.20%
2002 2.21% 0.09%
2001 2.13% 0.09%
2000 2.04% 0.01%
1999 2.02% -0.02%
1998 2.04% -0.14%
1997 2.18% -0.20%
1996 2.37% -0.22%
1995 2.59% -0.08%
1994 2.66% -0.04%
1993 2.70% -0.05%
1992 2.75% 0.07%
1991 2.68% 0.07%