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Unemployment rate: compare countries

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Unemployment rate by country

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Unemployment rate: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	United States
Dec 31, 2002	9.2%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2003	8.9%	6.0%
Dec 31, 2004	7.9%	5.5%
Dec 31, 2005	7.7%	5.1%
Dec 31, 2006	6.8%	4.6%
Dec 31, 2007	6.1%	4.6%
Dec 31, 2008	6.7%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2009	7.7%	9.3%
Dec 31, 2010	8.4%	9.6%
Dec 31, 2011	8.4%	8.9%
Dec 31, 2012	10.7%	8.1%
Dec 31, 2013	12.1%	7.4%
Dec 31, 2014	12.7%	6.2%
Dec 31, 2015	11.9%	5.3%
Dec 31, 2016	11.7%	4.9%
Dec 31, 2017	11.2%	4.4%
Dec 31, 2018	10.5%	3.9%
Dec 31, 2019	9.9%	3.7%
Dec 31, 2020	9.2%	8.1%
Dec 31, 2021	9.5%	5.3%
Dec 31, 2022	8.1%	3.7%
Dec 31, 2023	7.6%	3.6%
Dec 31, 2024	6.5%	4.0%
Dec 31, 2025	6.4%	4.2%