Jordan Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Jordan unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.19%, a 0.65% decline from 2021.
Jordan unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.84%, a 0.63% increase from 2020.
Jordan unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.21%, a 2.41% increase from 2019.
Jordan unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.80%, a 1.46% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%

Jordan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	19.19%	-0.65%
2021	19.84%	0.63%
2020	19.21%	2.41%
2019	16.80%	-1.46%
2018	18.26%	0.14%
2017	18.12%	2.84%
2016	15.28%	2.20%
2015	13.08%	1.18%
2014	11.90%	-0.70%
2013	12.60%	0.40%
2012	12.20%	-0.70%
2011	12.90%	0.40%
2010	12.50%	-0.40%
2009	12.90%	0.20%
2008	12.70%	-0.40%
2007	13.10%	-0.90%
2006	14.00%	-0.80%
2005	14.80%	0.18%
2004	14.62%	0.12%
2003	14.50%	-0.80%
2002	15.30%	0.60%
2001	14.70%	1.00%
2000	13.70%	-0.06%
1999	13.76%	-0.07%
1998	13.82%	0.09%
1997	13.74%	0.04%
1996	13.70%	-0.90%
1995	14.60%	-2.33%
1994	16.93%	-2.77%
1993	19.70%	-0.22%
1992	19.92%	-1.29%
1991	21.21%	21.21%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%