Unemployment Rate in Zambia increased to 13.30 percent in 2014 from 13.10 percent in 2013. Unemployment Rate in Zambia averaged 14.44 percent from 1986 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 19.70 percent in 1993 and a record low of 12.00 percent in 1998.
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Zambia Unemployment Rate
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Zambia Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 13.30 13.10 19.70 12.00 percent [+]
Population 16.59 16.10 16.59 3.04 million [+]
Living Wage Family 4445.50 4443.50 4864.60 4443.50 ZMK/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 2423.60 2511.70 2511.70 2413.20 ZMK/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 6060.00 6000.00 6060.00 5500.00 ZMK/Month [+]
Zambia Unemployment Rate Notes
In Zambia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Zambia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Zambia Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2017.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
13.30 13.10 19.70 12.00 1986 - 2014 percent Yearly
Unemployment Rate by Country
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Spain 17.22 Jun/17
Brazil 13.00 Jun/17
Italy 11.10 Jun/17
Turkey 10.50 Apr/17
France 9.60 Mar/17
Euro Area 9.10 Jun/17
Canada 6.30 Jul/17
Australia 5.60 Jun/17
Indonesia 5.33 Mar/17
Russia 5.10 Jun/17
India 4.90 Dec/13
Netherlands 4.90 Jun/17
United Kingdom 4.50 May/17
United States 4.30 Jul/17
China 3.95 Jun/17
Germany 3.80 Jun/17
South Korea 3.60 Jul/17
Mexico 3.30 Jun/17
Switzerland 3.00 Jul/17
Japan 2.80 Jun/17
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Zambia | Credit Rating at 33.75
Zambia Interest Rate at 11.00 percent
Zambia Living Wage Individual at 2423.60 ZMK/Month
Zambia Living Wage Family at 4445.50 ZMK/Month
Zambia Composite PMI at 52.50
Zambia Imports at 6243.30 ZMK Million
Zambia CPI Transportation at 205.05 Index Points
Zambia Balance of Trade at -335.20 ZMK Million
Zambia Exports at 5908.10 ZMK Million
Zambia Food Inflation at 5.30 percent
Zambia Consumer Price Index Cpi at 195.60 Index Points
Zambia Inflation Rate at 6.60 percent
Zambia Inflation Rate MoM at -0.10 percent
Zambia Industrial Production at 4.20 percent
Zambia Manufacturing Production at 3.30 percent
Zambia Mining Production at 6.80 percent
Zambia Current Account at -257.10 USD Million
Zambia Capital Flows at -192.80 USD Million
Zambia Foreign Direct Investment at 505.30 USD Million
Zambia Population at 16.59 million
