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Worldwide; Central Intelligence Agency Source: CIA

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The statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest unemployment rate. With an estimated unemployment rate of 95 percent, according to data obtained in 2009, Zimbabwe is the country with the highest unemployment rate in the world.

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Survey time period 2000 to 2012

Object of investigation Countries with the highest unemployment rate

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Macroregion Trans-Continental only (without GER)

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Tags economy, Employment, job seekers, labor market, labor market situation, number of unemployed, unemployed, unemployed, unemployed, unemployed person, unemployed persons, unemployment, unemployment, unemployment rate, unemployment rate, unemployment rate, unemployment rates

Top tags unemployment, unemployed persons, unemployment rate

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Further information The periods during which the data were collected vary considerably. The year shown in brackets gives the year in which the data were collected. The source shows variation in collection periods because in some cases no continuous survey was carried out. The data are predominantly estimations.

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