APPENDIX: UNEMPLOYMENT AND SELECTED RATES
Total Unemployment ('000s) Male Unemployment ('000s) Female Unemployment ('000s)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 1240.8 1374.6 1169.0 1072.0 1076.0 Algeria 988.3 1072.0 868.0 752.0 729.0 Algeria 252.6 302.7 301.0 320.0 348.0
Egypt 2423.5 2129.5 2145.2 2359.5 2350.3 Egypt 1222.0 1080.0 1075.9 1006.0 986.8 Egypt 1201.5 1049.5 1069.1 1353.5 1363.3
Jordan Jordan Jordan
Morocco 1083.1 1088.9 1075.4 1030.6 Morocco 786.7 792.1 780.1 745.0 Morocco 296.4 296.8 295.4 285.6
Tunisia 429.7 436.4 448.4 490.3 491.8 Tunisia 289.4 291.4 293.2 303.7 300.3 Tunisia 140.3 145.0 155.2 186.6 191.5
West Bank and Gaza Strip 206.2 183.7 228.0 233.4 231.5 West Bank and Gaza Strip 175.2 153.7 190.1 187.0 185.4 West Bank and Gaza Strip 31.0 30.0 37.9 46.4 46.1
Bahrain 5.1 5.5 5.4 Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq Iraq Iraq
Lebanon 110.4 Lebanon 79.3 Lebanon 31.1
Qatar 4.7 4.3 3.6 4.0 Qatar 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 Qatar 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.4
Saudi Arabia 501.9 471.7 427.9 463.0 Saudi Arabia 319.1 293.4 253.3 258.5 Saudi Arabia 182.8 178.3 174.5 204.5
UAE 77.0 UAE 30.2 UAE 46.9
Syria 432.2 454.8 594.0 443.0 468.0 Syria 235.7 237.3 379.6 263.7 269.5 Syria 196.5 217.5 214.5 179.3 198.5
Yemen 790.0 792.8 794.1 794.9 Yemen 538.0 539.6 540.6 541.5 Yemen 252.0 253.3 253.4 253.4
Unemployment Rate (%) Male Unemployment Rate (%) Female Unemployment Rate (%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 12.3 13.8 11.3 10.2 10.0 Algeria 11.8 12.9 11.0 8.6 8.1 Algeria 14.4 18.4 10.1 18.1 19.1
Egypt 9.0 9.1 8.8 9.4 8.9 Egypt 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.8 Egypt 18.9 18.6 19.7 22.9 22.8
Jordan 14.0 13.9 12.7 12.9 12.5 Jordan 11.9 10.7 10.1 10.4 10.4 Jordan 25.0 27.4 24.3 24.0 21.8
Morocco 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.2 9.1 Morocco 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.0 8.9 Morocco 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.5
Tunisia 12.5 12.4 12.4 13.3 13.0 Tunisia 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.3 10.9 Tunisia 15.1 15.3 15.9 18.8 18.9
West Bank and Gaza Strip 23.6 21.6 26.0 24.6 23.7 West Bank and Gaza Strip 24.3 22.1 26.4 24.1 23.1 West Bank and Gaza Strip 20.8 19.0 23.8 26.4 26.9
Bahrain 3.5 3.8 3.7 Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq 17.5 15.3 Iraq 16.2 14.3 Iraq 22.7 19.6
Lebanon 9.0 Lebanon 8.6 Lebanon 10.1
Qatar 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 Qatar 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 Qatar 3.5 2.6 1.6 1.9
Saudi Arabia 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.4 Saudi Arabia 4.7 4.2 4.2 3.5 Saudi Arabia 14.7 15.3 14.2 15.9
UAE 4.0 UAE 1.9 UAE 11.9
Syria 8.2 8.4 10.9 8.1 8.4 Syria 5.3 5.2 8.4 5.7 5.7 Syria 23.8 25.7 24.2 22.3 22.5
Yemen 15.7 15.3 15.0 14.6 Yemen 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.3 Yemen 42.2 41.5 40.9 40.2
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) Youth Male Unemployment Rate (%) Youth Female Unemployment Rate (%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 24.3 27.4 23.8 21.3 21.5 Algeria 19.0 18.6 Algeria 34.6 37.4
Egypt 29.9 24.8 Egypt 20.6 17.2 Egypt 55.2 47.9
Jordan 28.7 29.3 27.4 27.0 28.1 Jordan 25.3 23.9 22.7 22.7 23.9 Jordan 45.4 47.7 48.9 45.7 46.8
Morocco 16.6 17.2 18.3 17.9 17.6 Morocco 17.5 17.9 19.1 18.5 18.1 Morocco 14.1 15.5 16.1 16.2 16.1
Tunisia 27.7 27.9 28.4 30.9 29.4 Tunisia Tunisia
West Bank and Gaza Strip 35.7 35.1 40.2 West Bank and Gaza Strip 34.4 34.0 38.8 West Bank and Gaza Strip 43.2 41.5 47.3
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq 43.5 Iraq 42.9 Iraq 46.2
Lebanon 22.1 Lebanon 22.3 Lebanon 21.6
Qatar 1.7 1.2 Qatar 0.7 0.5 Qatar 8.0 7.0
Saudi Arabia 34.0 29.8 29.3 29.9 Saudi Arabia 29.7 25.5 24.1 23.5 Saudi Arabia 49.3 45.6 50.0 54.9
UAE 12.1 UAE 7.8 UAE 21.8
Syria 19.2 16.7 22.4 19.1 18.3 Syria 15.3 12.1 17.2 13.1 12.7 Syria 40.2 43.0 47.6 49.1 46.1
Yemen Yemen Yemen
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) Male Labour Force Participation Rate (%) Female Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 42.5 40.9 41.7 41.4 41.7 Algeria 68.7 68.9 Algeria 13.9 14.2
Egypt 49.1 50.3 Egypt 75.3 75.3 Egypt 22.2 24.4
Jordan 37.7 40.3 39.5 40.1 39.5 Jordan 63.1 64.8 64.0 64.8 63.5 Jordan 11.9 15.3 14.3 14.9 14.7
Morocco 51.4 51.2 50.7 50.0 49.6 Morocco 76.5 76.2 76.0 75.5 74.7 Morocco 27.4 27.3 26.7 25.8 25.9
Tunisia 45.6 45.9 46.2 46.5 46.9 Tunisia 67.3 67.7 68.0 68.7 69.5 Tunisia 24.4 24.5 24.7 24.8 24.8
West Bank and Gaza Strip 41.3 41.9 41.3 41.6 39.5 West Bank and Gaza Strip 67.7 67.7 66.8 67.0 64.0 West Bank and Gaza Strip 14.5 15.8 15.2 15.5 14.5
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq Iraq Iraq
Lebanon 43.4 Lebanon 66.9 Lebanon 21.1
Qatar 80.4 85.1 87.4 87.7 Qatar 93.0 94.9 95.8 96.0 Qatar 45.4 49.3 50.4 49.1
Saudi Arabia 50.7 50.6 50.3 49.9 Saudi Arabia 74.3 74.5 74.4 74.2 Saudi Arabia 18.6 17.1 17.8 17.4
UAE 72.6 UAE 89.4 UAE 41.8
Syria 45.8 44.9 44.3 43.0 43.7 Syria 74.1 74.0 73.1 71.7 72.9 Syria 14.9 14.4 14.7 13.0 14.0
Yemen 44.0 43.4 42.8 42.2 Yemen 76.6 75.6 74.7 73.7 Yemen 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9
APPENDIX: UNEMPLOYMENT AND SELECTED RATES
Employment-To-Population Ratio (%) Male Employment-To-Population Ratio (%) Female Employment-To-Population Ratio (%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 37.2 35.3 37.0 37.2 37.6 Algeria 62.8 63.3 Algeria 11.4 11.5
Egypt 41.1 42.5 Egypt 65.1 65.5 Egypt 16.1 18.6
Jordan 32.4 34.7 34.5 35.0 34.6 Jordan 55.6 57.9 57.5 58.1 56.9 Jordan 8.9 11.1 10.8 11.4 11.5
Morocco 46.0 45.0 45.5 44.8 44.6 Morocco 68.4 68.8 69.2 68.6 67.9 Morocco 24.6 22.3 23.0 22.3 22.6
Tunisia 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.3 40.8 Tunisia 59.5 60.0 60.4 61.0 61.9 Tunisia 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.1 20.1
West Bank and Gaza Strip 31.6 32.9 29.8 31.4 29.8 West Bank and Gaza Strip 51.3 52.7 47.7 50.8 48.6 West Bank and Gaza Strip 11.4 12.8 11.6 11.4 10.6
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq Iraq Iraq
Lebanon 39.5 Lebanon 61.2 Lebanon 19.0
Qatar 79.7 84.7 87.1 87.4 Qatar 92.6 94.7 95.6 95.9 Qatar 43.8 48.0 49.5 48.2
Saudi Arabia 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.2 Saudi Arabia 70.8 71.4 71.7 71.5 Saudi Arabia 15.8 15.6 15.3 14.6
UAE 69.7 UAE 87.6 UAE 36.8
Syria 40.1 39.5 39.5 41.1 42.0 Syria 68.7 67.7 67.0 70.2 70.2 Syria 10.8 10.1 11.1 10.7 11.4
Yemen 37.1 36.8 36.4 36.1 Yemen 67.3 66.7 66.0 65.4 Yemen 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9
Employees-To-Employment Ratio (%) Male Employees-To-Employment Ratio (%) Female Employees-To-Employment Ratio (%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Algeria 32.7 33.8 35.0 33.1 33.4 Algeria 32.1 31.8 34.1 32.0 32.4 Algeria 35.9 44.8 39.8 39.2 35.9
Egypt 62.2 59.1 Egypt 64.4 62.0 Egypt 53.3 48.1
Jordan 84.0 84.2 84.4 83.5 83.5 Jordan 82.2 82.2 82.4 81.3 81.3 Jordan 94.3 94.7 95.1 94.8 94.9
Morocco 43.2 44.9 43.9 44.4 Morocco 46.8 48.9 47.5 Morocco 33.4 34.1 34.0
Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia
West Bank and Gaza Strip 59.4 59.8 65.3 66.5 67.6 West Bank and Gaza Strip 60.1 61.6 66.3 66.4 67.7 West Bank and Gaza Strip 46.7 52.2 61.1 67.1 67.2
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq Iraq 39.8 Iraq 7.9
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon
Qatar 99.3 99.3 99.5 99.6 Qatar 99.1 99.2 99.5 99.6 Qatar 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.8
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
UAE 95.8 UAE 95.1 UAE 99.0
Syria 55.3 53.7 61.2 61.8 62.7 Syria 53.2 51.5 59.5 59.5 60.9 Syria 69.5 68.9 71.4 78.3 74.3
Yemen Yemen Yemen
Unemployment Rate by Level of Education (%) - Latest year available Male Unemployment Rate by Level of Education (%) - Latest year available Female Unemployment Rate by Level of Education (%) - Latest year available
Basic Intermediate Advanced Basic Intermediate Advanced Basic Intermediate Advanced
Algeria (2010) 7.6 8.9 20.3 Algeria (2010) 7.5 7.0 10.4 Algeria (2010) 8.0 17.2 33.3
Egypt Egypt Egypt
Jordan (2010) 11.5 8.3 15.1 Jordan (2010) 11.4 7.7 9.9 Jordan (2010) 14.7 12.8 24.0
Morocco (2009) 11.1 18.3 17.8 Morocco (2005) 10.0 18.8 20.6 Morocco (2005) 14.8 28.8 37.4
Tunisia (2010) 9.2 13.7 22.9 Tunisia Tunisia
West Bank and Gaza Strip (2008) 27.2 23.6 24.8 West Bank and Gaza Strip (2008) 29.1 24.3 18.0 West Bank and Gaza Strip (2008) 8.7 16.6 35.5
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain
Iraq Iraq Iraq
Lebanon (2008) 8.8 9.7 11.1 Lebanon (2008) Lebanon (2008)
Qatar (2009) 0.2 0.6 0.4 Qatar (2009) 0.1 0.1 0.3 Qatar (2009) 3.1 5.3 1.0
Saudi Arabia (2009) 2.6 7.3 11.3 Saudi Arabia (2009) 2.8 6.1 3.4 Saudi Arabia (2009) 0.8 18.1 31.1
UAE UAE UAE
Syria (2010) 6.0 17.1 11.9 Syria (2010) 4.6 7.8 10.9 Syria (2010) 27.7 41.0 14.2
Yemen Yemen Yemen
Source: ILO, Department of Statistics