The unemployment rate in Senegal increased by 0.2 percentage points (+7.14 percent) compared to the previous year. In total, the unemployment rate amounted to 2.99 percent in 2024. This increase was preceded by a declining unemployment rate. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
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Senegal: Unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
2024
2.99%
2023
2.8%
2022
2.84%
2021
3.44%
2020
3.44%
2019
2.86%
2018
3.46%
2017
4.08%
2016
4.46%
2015
6.76%
2014
5.84%
2013
4.99%
2012
3.89%
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