Unemployment Rate in the United Arab Emirates decreased to 2.13 percent in 2024 from 2.15 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in the United Arab Emirates averaged 2.37 percent from 1985 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.29 percent in 2020 and a record low of 1.15 percent in 1985. source: Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
Unemployment Rate in the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach 2.20 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2026 and 2.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.