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South Sudan
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#23out of 184 countries
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Historical trend

14.213.713.212.612.1199120072023South Sudan · 2023: 12.37%South Sudan

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan records 12.37% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2023, ranking #23 globally out of 184 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 12.33% in 1991 to 12.37% in 2023, a gain of 0.04%.
  • 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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