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Malawi unemployment rate

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Key data points


Last release
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Observation period
2023
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
5.80 % on Dec 31, 2021
Lowest
4.60 % on Dec 31, 1997

About Malawi unemployment rate


Category
Labor
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Frequency
Annual
Units
%
In Malawi, the unemployment rate is based on the strict ILO definition, which is much lower than the unemployment rate obtained using the broad definition (20.4 percent).

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Frequently Asked Questions


To calculate Malawi unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Malawi unemployment rate is 4.60%.
The highest figure Malawi unemployment rate has ever reached is 5.80%.
In 2023 Malawi unemployment rate was 5.00%, and the year before it reached 5.10%.