The unemployment rate in Sao Tome and Principe saw no significant changes in 2017 in comparison to the previous year 2016 and remained at around 13.47 percent. Nevertheless, this was the first time during the observed period that the rate increased in Sao Tome and Principe. This indicator describes the unemployment rate which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labour force.
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IMF. (October 22, 2024). Sao Tome and Principe: Unemployment rate from 2007 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/729391/unemployment-rate-in-s%25C3%25A3o-tome-and-principe/
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