UAE — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1975–2025 · 38 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for the United Arab Emirates was 2.17% in 2025. The previous reading was 2.16% in 2024; the period change was +0.01 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 2.54%, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1975–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17 % |
| 2024 | 2.16 % |
| 2023 | 2.15 % |
| 2022 | 2.87 % |
| 2021 | 3.11 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 4.29 % |
| 2019 | 2.33 % |
| 2018 | 2.24 % |
| 2017 | 2.46 % |
| 2016 | 1.64 % |