Yearly Statistics
Annual and Quarterly Male Unemployment Rates
| Year | Annual Average | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quater | 3rd Quater | 4th Quarter |
| 2003 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 2002 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 2001 | 8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 2000 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - | - | 7.4 | 1999 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 1998 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 1997 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 1996 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11 | 1995 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 1994 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17 | 1993 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 19 | 1992 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 20 | 23.4 | 1991 | 13.2 | 10 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 1990 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - | - | 10.5 | 1989 | 9.7 | - | - | 10.4 | 9.1 | 1988 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.2 | - | 1987 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 1986 | 13.1 | 11 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 13.7 |
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Statistical Service
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