Unemployment Rate Among Labour Force Participants of Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Palestine by Sex and Governorate, 2000-2021
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Sex and EcGovernorate	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019*	2020*	2021*
Males
North Gaza	17.0	36.4	38.6	27.7	37.5	33.9	39.7	31.8	40.4	35.6	34.7	25.6	29.6	29.0	39.6	37.5	37.8	34.9	39.4	37.6	35.9	35.2
Gaza	17.1	33.7	36.6	27.3	32.9	25.5	33.2	23.7	37.2	33.6	33.5	24.3	23.7	24.7	35.4	30.9	28.0	32.2	40.5	36.2	41.6	41.2
Dier Al-Balah	21.8	34.4	40.0	31.1	36.6	33.6	35.9	33.6	39.7	32.0	38.3	22.3	24.1	23.8	44.0	44.2	38.1	43.0	50.2	44.0	47.4	45.2
Khan Yunis	21.5	37.6	39.6	34.3	39.6	31.2	36.2	36.6	48.6	47.7	41.3	28.1	29.4	34.3	43.8	37.8	39.5	40.4	47.1	43.3	41.4	45.4
Rafah	19.4	35.2	42.7	29.1	36.2	28.8	30.3	27.7	33.9	36.8	32.4	29.3	28.3	33.2	42.1	34.5	34.4	38.3	45.7	42.1	46.7	44.2
Total	18.9	35.2	38.9	29.5	35.8	29.6	35.1	29.7	40.1	37.3	35.9	25.6	26.5	28.4	39.9	35.9	34.4	36.6	43.5	39.5	42.1	41.9
Femalesunication
North Gaza	12.4	19.9	21.2	27.1	29.8	30.5	32.8	29.6	36.1	42.2	42.1	42.9	48.5	52.9	52.2	59.4	64.5	69.4	75.7	60.6	48.8	52.1
Gaza	20.9	18.4	29.8	32.0	31.6	37.4	33.5	38.0	48.7	39.3	37.8	39.1	51.8	54.5	57.8	58.8	61.0	68.4	72.6	59.4	66.7	63.5
Dier Al-Balah	26.4	32.3	38.1	32.9	37.6	41.2	29.9	25.9	47.3	46.6	41.6	42.9	54.7	62.5	64.9	58.8	60.9	65.1	71.6	68.6	66.6	72.3
Khan Yunis	15.3	24.8	24.0	18.6	27.3	30.7	34.5	25.1	38.8	56.5	63.4	49.4	45.7	49.3	53.2	58.3	71.9	73.0	81.1	66.8	64.8	68.3
Rafah	18.7	28.6	23.7	20.7	27.2	29.9	28.7	31.6	41.8	46.0	55.1	46.5	47.2	55.7	54.0	62.9	68.9	69.8	68.3	66.1	67.9	65.8
Total	18.7	23.8	28.0	26.6	31.4	35.2	32.2	29.7	42.8	45.8	47.4	43.8	49.7	54.6	56.6	59.4	65.1	69.1	74.5	63.7	63.6	65.0
Both Sexes
North Gaza	16.3	34.7	36.9	27.6	36.6	33.6	39.0	31.5	39.7	36.6	35.6	28.3	32.5	32.9	41.9	41.6	43.6	43.2	49.1	42.3	38.4	38.1
Gaza	17.5	32.4	36.1	27.7	32.7	26.7	33.2	25.1	38.6	34.4	34.0	26.3	28.2	30.0	39.9	36.4	34.7	39.9	47.9	40.9	46.3	45.5
Dier Al-Balah	22.5	34.1	39.8	31.4	36.8	35.0	34.9	32.3	41.2	35.2	38.9	25.9	30.6	32.4	49.6	47.9	44.4	49.2	57.0	51.7	52.7	52.9
Khan Yunis	20.4	36.2	38.3	31.9	38.2	31.1	36.0	34.3	47.0	49.1	44.5	31.8	32.7	37.6	46.3	42.5	48.3	48.0	58.0	49.2	46.1	50.5
Rafah	19.3	34.4	40.9	28.1	35.1	29.0	30.1	28.5	35.3	38.3	36.5	32.8	32.6	38.2	45.3	41.6	43.7	46.7	51.6	47.8	51.6	49.6
Total	18.9	34.0	37.9	29.1	35.3	30.3	34.8	29.7	40.5	38.6	37.5	28.5	30.8	33.5	43.7	41.0	41.8	44.4	52.0	45.1	46.6	46.9
Palestine
Males	14.6	27.1	33.5	26.8	28.1	23.8	24.4	22.3	27.1	24.1	23.1	19.1	20.4	21.2	23.9	22.5	22.3	23.2	25.0	21.3	22.5	22.4
Fema;es	12.4	13.8	17.0	18.2	20.0	22.2	20.5	19.1	24.3	26.5	26.8	28.4	32.9	36.4	38.6	39.4	45.0	48.2	51.2	41.2	40.1	42.9
Both Sexes	14.3	25.3	31.2	25.5	26.8	23.5	23.7	21.7	26.6	24.6	23.8	20.9	22.9	24.2	27.0	26.0	27.1	28.4	30.8	25.3	25.9	26.4
Unemployed persons: are those individuals aged 15 years and over who did not work at all during the reference period, who were not absent from a job, were available for work and actively seeking a job during the reference period by one of the following methods news paper, registered at employment office, ask friends or relatives or any other method.
(*):Unemployment rate according to the revised definition
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022. Labor Force Survey: 2000-2021 Ramallah, Palestine