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Bhutan: Unemployment, total

3.36percent · 2025+15.8% since 2013

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Bhutan from 1998 to 2025.

19982025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20253.359
20243.39
20233.309
20225.947
20214.803
20205.03
20192.72
20183.35
20152.45
20142.63
20132.9
20122.054
20113.143
20103.3
20093.961
20073.7
20063.129
20053.1
20042.494
20031.8
20011.9
19991.4
19981.4

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Unemployment, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-unemployment-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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