Mexico Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4% (October 2008)
3.7% (2007 est.)
note: underemployment is perhaps 25%

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	3.00 %	168		2002
2004	3.30 %	167	10.00 %	2003
2005	3.20 %	27	-3.03 %	2004 est.
2006	3.60 %	30	12.50 %	2005 est.
2007	3.20 %	32	-11.11 %	2006 est.
2008	3.70 %	42	15.63 %	2007 est.
2009	4.00 %	46	8.11 %	October 2008

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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