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Bahamas (The Bahamas) Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Bahamas (The Bahamas) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Bahamas indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Bahamian Dollar
Currency Symbol: BSD

Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2009 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bahamian dollars Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Bahamas (The Bahamas), Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Bahamas in year 2010 is 15 %

This makes Bahamas No. 11 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Bahamas is 10.18 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Bahamas was 14.20 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Bahamas in 2010 was or will be 5.63% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Bahamas was or will be 13.00 %, which is 13.33% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Bahamas, in other Years
Year %
  2016 9
  2015 9
  2014 9
  2013 9.5
  2012 11
  2011 13
2010 15
  2009 14.2
  2008 8.7
  2007 7.9
  2006 7.6
  2005 10.2
  2004 10.2
  2003 10.8
  2002 9.1
  2001 6.9
  2000 7
  1999 7.796
  1998 7.743
  1997 9.779
  1996 11.505
  1995 10.9
  1994 13.292
  1993 13.1
  1992 14.8
  1991 12.3
  1990 12
  1989 11.7
  1988 11
  1987 11.5
  1986 12.2
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a