Palestine — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2025 · 35 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.
For Palestine, the unemployment rate reading stood at 28.7% in 2025. Against 31.5% in 2024, the period change was −2.74 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 26.6%.
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- Annual data, 1991–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.7 % |
| 2024 | 31.5 % |
| 2023 | 24.9 % |
| 2022 | 24.4 % |
| 2021 | 26.4 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 25.9 % |
| 2019 | 25.4 % |
| 2018 | 26.3 % |
| 2017 | 25.5 % |
| 2016 | 26.9 % |