Lesotho: Unemployment rate
Percent · 1986–2024 · 7 observations · unemp
- 2024
- 18.7%percent
- Record high and low
- 37.9% (1997)low 16.9% (2019)
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| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.7 | |
| 2019 | 16.9 | |
| 2013 | 24.6 | |
| 2008 | 35.5 | |
| 1999 | 27.3 | |
| 1997 | 37.9 | |
| 1986 | 22.9 |
Sources
- IMF International Financial Statistics1986–2024
- African Development Bank2008–2013
- International Labour Organization2008–2019
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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