Unemployment Rate in Kuwait remained unchanged at 2.10 percent in 2024 from 2.10 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Kuwait averaged 1.60 percent from 1983 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 3.50 percent in 2020 and a record low of 0.50 percent in 1990. source: SESRIC

Unemployment Rate in Kuwait is expected to reach 2.30 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.40 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Labor Force Participation Rate 73.82 74.07 percent Dec 2024
Population 4.79 4.91 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.10 2.10 percent Dec 2024



Kuwait Unemployment Rate
In Kuwait, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.10 2.10 3.50 0.50 1983 - 2024 percent Yearly