The unemployment rate in Afghanistan increased by 0.3 percentage points (+2.13 percent) in 2023. With 14.39 percent, the unemployment rate thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the unemployment rate continuously increased over the last years. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Afghanistan: Unemployment rate from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808214/unemployment-rate-in-afghanistan/
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