Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate stands at 2.17% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.16% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate was 2.17%, up from 2.16% in 2024.
In 2024, United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate was 2.16%, up from 2.15% in 2023.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate was 2.15%, down from 2.87% in 2022.
In 2022, United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate was 2.87%, down from 3.11% in 2021.
In 2021, United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate was 3.11%, down from 4.29% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17% | +0.014% |
| 2024 | 2.16% | +0.009% |
| 2023 | 2.15% | -0.721% |
| 2022 | 2.87% | -0.233% |
| 2021 | 3.11% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 4.29% | +1.96% |
| 2019 | 2.33% | +0.095% |
| 2018 | 2.24% | -0.226% |
| 2017 | 2.46% | +0.822% |
| 2016 | 1.64% | -0.153% |
| 2015 | 1.79% | -0.206% |
| 2014 | 2% | -0.126% |
| 2013 | 2.13% | -0.198% |
| 2012 | 2.32% | -0.264% |
| 2011 | 2.59% | -0.211% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.134% |
| 2009 | 2.93% | +0.114% |
| 2008 | 2.82% | -0.116% |
| 2007 | 2.93% | -0.03% |
| 2006 | 2.96% | -0.156% |
| 2005 | 3.12% | +0.155% |
| 2004 | 2.97% | +0.062% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +0.244% |
| 2002 | 2.66% | +0.216% |
| 2001 | 2.44% | +0.193% |
| 2000 | 2.25% | +0.055% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.127% |
| 1998 | 2.07% | +0.162% |
| 1997 | 1.91% | +0.07% |
| 1996 | 1.84% | +0.036% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -0.034% |
| 1994 | 1.83% | -0.067% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +0.186% |
| 1992 | 1.72% | +0.086% |
| 1991 | 1.63% | — |
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United Arab Emirates's unemployment rate is 2.17% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.16% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.29% (2020); the lowest is 1.63% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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