Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

1991 - 2014 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 8.720 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.750 % for 2012. Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 5.320 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.750 % in 2012 and a record low of 1.290 % in 2006. Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Samoa – Table WS.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
8.72 2014	8.75 2012	1.29 2006	8.75 2012	%	yearly	1991 - 2014

Related Indicators for Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	8.72 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female (%)	12.15 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	22.91 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	17.68 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	21.89 2014	yearly	1976 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	36.76 2014	yearly	1976 - 2014
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	30.43 2014	yearly	1976 - 2014
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Forc... (%)	25.34 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Ag... (%)	15.56 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 1... (%)	19.10 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	10.27 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Samoa WS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	7.80 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Samoa WS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	31.99 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour F... (%)	24.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force... (%)	14.69 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Age... (%)	17.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	9.80 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	7.29 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	8.21 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	4.59 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	4.27 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	4.39 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female E... (%)	62.07 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	64.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	63.63 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female... (%)	2.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emp... (%)	0.81 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employem... (%)	1.55 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female E... (%)	3.83 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	74.12 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	7.64 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	18.91 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	88.53 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	14.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	5.84 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	79.29 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emplo... (%)	6.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	21.42 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employmen... (%)	31.23 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	36.37 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	28.94 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fema... (%)	12.60 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Part Time Employment: Male: % of Total Male Employment (%)	17.39 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	18.40 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment (%)	19.96 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	36.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	37.93 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emplo... (%)	33.34 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment (%)	24.36 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	35.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	23.63 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of ... (%)	36.95 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Ma... (%)	38.78 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Y... (%)	37.89 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Informal Employment: Female: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment (%)	48.00 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Informal Employment: Male: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment (%)	51.55 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS: Informal Employment: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment (%)	50.22 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Samoa WS:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP (Intl $)	27,806.32 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management (%)	41.63 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012

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Samoa Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	7,554.500 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	4,895.220 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.250 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (WST bn)	1.377 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (WST bn)	1.263 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (WST bn)	1.289 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.227 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.030 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Samoa

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)	40.82 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)	42.62 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)	39.16 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary School Starting Age (Year)	5.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Samoa WS: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	103.52 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	105.54 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	104.56 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary Education: Duration (Year)	6.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Samoa WS: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)	32,629.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	48.37 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)	30.24 2010	yearly	1970 - 2010
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)	107.65 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)	108.33 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)	107.01 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % of R... (%)	112.97 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Samoa WS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of Rel... (%)	111.11 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Samoa WS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevant ... (%)	112.00 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)	94.86 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	96.11 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	93.70 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)	18.74 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)	98.76 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)	89.86 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)	94.02 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Samoa WS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)	97.10 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)	89.86 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	93.26 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Samoa WS: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	1.03 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	1.61 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	1.33 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	1,021.00 2010	yearly	1970 - 2010
Samoa WS: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	77.28 2010	yearly	1975 - 2010
Samoa WS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Childre... (%)	96.34 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School Age... (%)	97.74 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School Age C... (%)	95.05 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	1,109.00 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Children Out of School: Primary: Female (Person)	329.00 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Children Out of School: Primary: Male (Person)	780.00 2016	yearly	1994 - 2016
Samoa WS: Lower Secondary School Starting Age (Year)	11.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Duration (Year)	7.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Pupils (Person)	25,964.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	50.66 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: General Pupils (Person)	25,964.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)	50.66 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary (%)	27.71 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross (%)	84.27 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross (%)	88.57 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Gross (%)	80.26 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Net (%)	77.27 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net (%)	81.08 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Net (%)	73.73 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary (%)	30.90 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Samoa WS: Progression to Secondary School: Female: % (%)	99.75 2015	yearly	1998 - 2015
Samoa WS: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % (%)	97.12 2015	yearly	1998 - 2015
Samoa WS: Progression to Secondary School: % (%)	98.42 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Teachers (Person)	937.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Teachers: Female (Person)	534.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: Secondary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	56.99 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic ... (%)	8.97 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Government Expenditure per Student: Secondary: % of(GDP) Gross Domesti... (%)	13.03 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditur... (%)	10.48 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP (%)	4.08 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Samoa WS: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments (%)	10.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	17.30 2016	yearly	1984 - 2016
Samoa WS: Immunization: DPT: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	62.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Immunization: Measles: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	68.00 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Samoa WS: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)	1.54 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Samoa WS: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)	0.34 2010	yearly	1960 - 2010
Samoa WS: Smoking Prevalence: Females: % of Adults (%)	16.70 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults (%)	38.10 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)	82.50 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Samoa WS: Low-Birthweight Babies: % of Births (%)	10.20 2009	yearly	1997 - 2009
Samoa WS: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)	95.00 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Samoa WS: Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate: All Forms (%)	87.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	7.70 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	31.99 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Tranche Position (XDR mn)	1.84 2017	yearly	1945 - 2017
Samoa WS: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)	23.74 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	38.87 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)	31.53 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	36.54 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Labour Force (Person)	39,277.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour F... (%)	24.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force... (%)	14.69 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Age... (%)	17.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	9.80 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	7.29 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	8.21 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Samoa WS: Net Migration (Person)	-12,690.00 2012	yearly	1962 - 2012
Samoa WS: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin (Person)	1.00 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)	4,929.00 2015	yearly	1960 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)	2.55 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Samoa WS: Prevalence of Undernourishment: % of Population (%)	3.20 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Samoa WS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)	24.76 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)	81.05 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)	137.69 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	24.69 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	4.97 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Contraceptive Prevalence: Any Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 (%)	26.90 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Samoa WS: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	14.80 2016	yearly	1984 - 2016

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