{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 2.2 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, unchanged YoY.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2025)","value":"2.2","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":1.629},{"period":"1992","value":1.715},{"period":"1993","value":1.901},{"period":"1994","value":1.834},{"period":"1995","value":1.8},{"period":"1996","value":1.836},{"period":"1997","value":1.906},{"period":"1998","value":2.068},{"period":"1999","value":2.195},{"period":"2000","value":2.25},{"period":"2001","value":2.443},{"period":"2002","value":2.659},{"period":"2003","value":2.903},{"period":"2004","value":2.965},{"period":"2005","value":3.12},{"period":"2006","value":2.964},{"period":"2007","value":2.934},{"period":"2008","value":2.818},{"period":"2009","value":2.932},{"period":"2010","value":2.798},{"period":"2011","value":2.587},{"period":"2012","value":2.323},{"period":"2013","value":2.125},{"period":"2014","value":1.999},{"period":"2015","value":1.793},{"period":"2016","value":1.64},{"period":"2017","value":2.462},{"period":"2018","value":2.236},{"period":"2019","value":2.331},{"period":"2020","value":4.294},{"period":"2021","value":3.105},{"period":"2022","value":2.872},{"period":"2023","value":2.151},{"period":"2024","value":2.16},{"period":"2025","value":2.174}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4.3 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.6 in 1991. The latest reading of 2.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}