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Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2019
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Naira
Currency Symbol: NGN
Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2014/15. Data for 2015 is as of Q3. Employment type: The new definition of unemployment uses a variant of the ILO definition. People who worked 20-40 hours are now reported as underemployed rather than unemployed. Primary domestic currency: Nigerian naira Data last updated: 03/2016
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria in year 2015 is 9.9 %.
This makes Nigeria No. 28 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2015. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.44 %; Nigeria is 5.46 more than the average.
In the previous year, 2014, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria was 7.80 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria in 2015 was or will be 26.92% more than it was or will be in 2014.
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2020 | n/a | ||
2019 | n/a | ||
2018 | n/a | ||
2017 | n/a | ||
2016 | n/a | ||
2015 | 9.9 | ||
2014 | 7.8 | ||
2013 | 10 | ||
2012 | 10.6 | ||
2011 | 6 | ||
2010 | 5.1 | ||
2009 | n/a | ||
2008 | n/a | ||
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