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West Bank and Gaza
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#4out of 186 countries
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Historical trend

27.523.218.914.710.4199120072022West Bank and Gaza · 2022: 24.42%West Bank and Gaza

Analytical takeaways

  • West Bank and Gaza records 24.42% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2022, ranking #4 globally out of 186 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 10.67% in 1991 to 24.42% in 2022, a gain of 13.75%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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