In 2021, the annual average unemployment rate in Latin America was around 9.3 percent. The figure represented the second highest rate since 2001, only behind 2020, when 10.3 percent of potential workers in the labor market were unemployed. This rate was substantially higher than the previous years, which could have been a result of job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021, Bahamas ranked as the
Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022
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Regional overview
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2001-2022
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National overview
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- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate in Argentina 2022
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Employed population in Argentina 2015-2022, by status
- Basic Statistic Informal employment share in Argentina 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of employed workers in Argentina 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Argentina 2022
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Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Open unemployment rate in Argentina 2000-2022, by age
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- Basic Statistic Youth NEET rate in Argentina 2010-2022
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (October 24, 2023). Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022." Chart. October 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Unemployment Rate in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2001 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341770/unemployment-rate-latin-america-caribbean/