International Monetary Fund · Labor
Uruguay: Unemployment rate (IMF)
7.50percent · 2031-20.2% since 2021
Unemployment as a percentage of the total labour force. Annual figures for Uruguay from 1983 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 7.5 | projection |
| 2030 | 7.5 | projection |
| 2029 | 7.5 | projection |
| 2028 | 7.5 | projection |
| 2027 | 7.5 | projection |
| 2026 | 7.5 | |
| 2025 | 7.5 | |
| 2024 | 8.2 | |
| 2023 | 8.3 | |
| 2022 | 7.9 | |
| 2021 | 9.4 | |
| 2020 | 10.4 | |
| 2019 | 8.9 | |
| 2018 | 8.4 | |
| 2017 | 7.9 | |
| 2016 | 7.9 | |
| 2015 | 7.5 | |
| 2014 | 6.6 | |
| 2013 | 6.5 | |
| 2012 | 6.3 | |
| 2011 | 6.3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 7.8 | |
| 2008 | 7.9 | |
| 2007 | 9.4 | |
| 2006 | 10.8 | |
| 2005 | 12.1 | |
| 2004 | 13.3 | |
| 2003 | 17.2 | |
| 2002 | 16.8 | |
| 2001 | 15.2 | |
| 2000 | 13.4 | |
| 1999 | 11.2 | |
| 1998 | 10.1 | |
| 1997 | 11.6 | |
| 1996 | 11.9 | |
| 1995 | 10.3 | |
| 1994 | 9.2 | |
| 1993 | 8.3 | |
| 1992 | 9 | |
| 1991 | 8.9 | |
| 1990 | 8.5 | |
| 1989 | 8 | |
| 1988 | 8.6 | |
| 1987 | 9.1 | |
| 1986 | 10.1 | |
| 1985 | 13.1 | |
| 1984 | 14 | |
| 1983 | 14.5 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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