Egypt Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Egypt increased to 13.20 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from 13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Unemployment Rate in Egypt is reported by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization & Statistics. Historically, from 1993 until 2013, Egypt Unemployment Rate averaged 10.27 Percent reaching an all time high of 13.20 Percent in February of 2013 and a record low of 8.10 Percent in June of 1999. In Egypt, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Egypt Unemployment Rate.