Lebanon's unemployment rose from 8.3 % in 1994 to 11.0 % in 2023.
Lebanon · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 12 with data
Unemployment
Lebanon's youth unemployment rose from 20.2 % in 1994 to 22.7 % in 2023.
Participation
Lebanon's participation fell from 44.3 % in 1994 to 43.4 % in 2023.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
172nd of 184 · 12th in MENA+
Lebanon's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 18.9 % in 1994 to 22.2 % in 2023.
Employment
Lebanon's employment to population ratio (ages 15+) fell from 40.7 % in 1994 to 38.7 % in 2023.
Lebanon's labour force, total rose from 1.12M in 1994 to 1.84M in 2023.
Lebanon's self-employed (% of total employment) fell from 31.9 % in 1994 to 28.4 % in 2023.
Lebanon's vulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell from 27.3 % in 1994 to 19.4 % in 2023.
Structure
Lebanon's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 6.3 % in 1994 to 3.5 % in 2023.
Lebanon's employment in industry (% of total employment) fell from 25.9 % in 1994 to 20.1 % in 2023.
Lebanon's employment in services (% of total employment) rose from 67.9 % in 1994 to 76.4 % in 2023.
Productivity
Lebanon's gdp per person employed (constant 2021 ppp $) rose from intl $39.1k in 1994 to intl $40k in 2023.
›No data available (7)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Lebanon.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Hours workedNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data