Egypt Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Egypt decreased to 9.90 percent in the second quarter of 2018 from 10.60 percent in the first quarter of 2018. It was the lowest jobless rate since the fourth quarter of 2010. Unemployment Rate in Egypt averaged 10.91 percent from 1993 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 13.40 percent in the third quarter of 2013 and a record low of 8.10 percent in the second quarter of 1999.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-02-16	03:30 PM	Unemployment Rate	11.30%	11.90%	11.8%
2018-05-15	02:20 PM	Unemployment Rate	10.60%	11.30%	11.1%
2018-08-16	04:15 PM	Unemployment Rate	9.9%	10.6%
2018-11-20	12:10 PM	Unemployment Rate		9.9%	9.5%

Egypt Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	9.90	10.60	13.40	8.10	percent	[+]
Unemployed Persons	3309.00	3513.00	3695.00	2022.00	Thousand	[+]
Minimum Wages	1200.00	1200.00	1200.00	35.00	EGP/Month	[+]
Population	96.20	94.20	96.20	27.00	Million	[+]
Wages High Skilled	3640.00	1700.00	3640.00	1700.00	EGP/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	2200.00	1270.00	2200.00	1270.00	EGP/Month	[+]
Living Wage Family	2710.00	2460.00	2710.00	2460.00	EGP/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	1150.00	990.00	1150.00	990.00	EGP/Month	[+]
Employed Persons	26092.00	25963.00	26092.00	18284.00	Thousand	[+]

In Egypt, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Egypt Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Egypt Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	9.90	10.60	13.40	8.10	1993 - 2018	percent	Quarterly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
South Africa	27.50	Sep/18	27.2	31.2	21.5	%	Quarterly
Spain	14.55	Sep/18	15.28	26.94	4.41	%	Quarterly
Brazil	11.90	Sep/18	12.1	13.7	6.2	%	Monthly
Turkey	11.10	Aug/18	10.8	14.8	7.3	%	Monthly
Italy	10.10	Sep/18	9.8	13.1	5.8	%	Monthly
Argentina	9.60	Jun/18	9.1	20.8	5.9	%	Quarterly
France	9.10	Jun/18	9.2	10.7	7.2	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	8.10	Sep/18	8.1	12.1	7.3	%	Monthly
Saudi Arabia	6.00	Jun/18	6.1	6.3	4.35	%	Quarterly
Canada	5.80	Oct/18	5.9	13.1	2.9	%	Monthly
Indonesia	5.34	Jun/18	5.13	11.24	2	%	Quarterly
Australia	5.00	Oct/18	5	11.2	4	%	Monthly
Russia	4.50	Sep/18	4.6	14.1	4.5	%	Monthly
United Kingdom	4.10	Sep/18	4	12	3.4	%	Monthly
South Korea	3.90	Oct/18	4.2	7.1	3	%	Monthly
China	3.82	Sep/18	3.83	4.3	3.82	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	3.70	Oct/18	3.7	7.9	3.6	%	Monthly
United States	3.70	Oct/18	3.7	10.8	2.5	%	Monthly
Mexico	3.60	Sep/18	3.5	6.42	2.22	%	Monthly
India	3.52	Dec/17	3.51	8.3	3.41	%	Yearly
Germany	3.40	Sep/18	3.4	11.5	0.4	%	Monthly
Switzerland	2.40	Oct/18	2.4	5.7	1.5	%	Monthly
Japan	2.30	Sep/18	2.4	5.5	1	%	Monthly
Singapore	2.10	Sep/18	2	6	1.4	%	Quarterly