The unemployment rate in Afghanistan increased by 0.3 percentage points (+2.13 percent) in 2023. Therefore, the unemployment rate in Afghanistan reached a peak in 2023 with 14.39 percent. Notably, the unemployment rate continuously increased over the last years. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Afghanistan: Unemployment rate from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808214/unemployment-rate-in-afghanistan/
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World Bank. (2024). Afghanistan: Unemployment rate from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808214/unemployment-rate-in-afghanistan/
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