United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate
1995 - 2023 | Yearly | % | Ministry of Economy
Key information about United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate
- United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.15% in Dec 2023, from the previously reported figure of 2.85% in Dec 2022.
- United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2023, with an average rate of 2.78%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 4.60% in Dec 2011 and a record low of 1.64% in Dec 2016.
- The data is reported by reported by Ministry of Economy.
- In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Population reached 10.68 million people in Dec 2023.
View United Arab Emirates's Unemployment Rate from 1995 to 2023 in the chart:
What was United Arab Emirates's Unemployment Rate in 2023?
United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.15% in Dec 2023, from the previously reported figure of 2.85% in Dec 2022. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.15 2023 | 2.85 2022 | 1.64 2016 | 4.60 2011 | % | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.76 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 6.90 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.30 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 4.11 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 5.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.64 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 5.90 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 13.17 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.68 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.80 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 6.60 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 8.02 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 11.64 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.80 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.00 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.68 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.38 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.30 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 6.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2023 |
| France (%) | 7.20 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 16.40 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 3.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.56 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 11.20 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.34 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.91 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.10 Jul 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.28 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.30 Nov 2024 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.70 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.70 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 4.10 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.90 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 5.85 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.29 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 5.55 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.30 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 11.00 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.60 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.67 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.10 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 3.90 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 3.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Jan 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.10 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 9.50 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.55 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 6.15 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.50 Apr 2023 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 5.40 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.60 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 2.40 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.73 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.90 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 2020 - May 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.09 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.50 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 32.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 10.61 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.22 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.44 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 5.9 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 30,403.186 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 86,364.929 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 18.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 612.294 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 770.595 2029 | yearly | 1999 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 718.730 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 106.2 2021 | yearly | 2013 - 2021 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 257,724.478 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 631,065.203 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 14.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 218,525.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 37.889 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6,330.837 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 775,226.573 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 440,053.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Oct 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 8.3 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 457,475.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 505,542.172 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.97 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 67.34 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 152,749.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 2,778,967.791 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 2,317,586.958 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 946,493.144 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 11.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Banks Deposits (AED mn) | 2,847,019.589 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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