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Libya's jobless rate at 20.7 percent -report
Sun, 1st Mar 2009 14:15

TRIPOLI, March 1 (Reuters) - OPEC member Libya's unemployment rate is 20.74 percent, a leading local daily reported on Sunday, quoting the government's latest census figures.

That would give Libya the highest jobless rate in the five-country Maghreb region of 80 million people, where the proportions of workers without jobs in the four other states range from around 9 to 15 percent, according to official figures.

'Libyans with jobs numbered 1.3 million, which represent 79.26 percent of the whole workforce. This means that the jobless rate in Libya is around 20.74 percent,' Oea newspaper said.

Oea is widely seen as the most influential newspaper in Libya because of its close links to Saif al Islam, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who wields huge sway over the country's domestic and foreign policy-making.

'Unemployment among men is 21.55 percent and at 18.71 percent among women,' Oea said, without giving an explanation.

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(Writing by Lamine Ghanmi, editing by Will Waterman) Keywords: LIBYA ECONOMY/JOBLESS

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Libya - Unemployment rate (%)

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Year Unemployment rate (%)
2000 30
2001 30
2002 30
2003 30
2004 30
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2008 30
2009 30

Definition of Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2008