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Zimbabwe unemployment rate

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OverviewCommunity

Key data points


Last release
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Observation period
2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
10.80 %on Dec 31, 1982
Lowest
4.40 %on Dec 31, 2004

Profile


Category
Labor
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Frequency
Annual
Units
%
In Zimbabwe, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Zimbabwe in figures — see more economic indicators tied to ZWUR.
Living Wage Family
ZWLWF
Living Wage Individual
ZWLWI
Population
ZWPOP
Wages High Skilled
ZWWHS
Wages Low Skilled
ZWWLS

Frequently asked questions


To calculate Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe unemployment rate is 4.40%.
The highest figure Zimbabwe unemployment rate has ever reached is 10.80%.
In 2025 Zimbabwe unemployment rate was 9.30%, and the year before it reached 9.40%.