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United Arab Emirates
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#164out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

4.33.63.02.31.6199120082025United Arab Emirates · 2025: 2.17%United Arab Emirates

Analytical takeaways

  • United Arab Emirates records 2.17% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #164 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 1.63% in 1991 to 2.17% in 2025, a gain of 0.54%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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