Isle of Man's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) was 2.67% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.25 percentage points from 2.42% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.67% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 3.3% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.42% | 2006 |
| Highest | 8% | 1985 |
| Lowest | 0.5% | 2002 |
| Average since 2007 | 2.22% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 3.1% | 1975 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 percentage points in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.5 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 2.67% | 2016 |
| World | 5.08% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.36% | 2025 |
| High income | 4.5% | 2025 |
Closest to Isle of Man in the 2016 ranking
- Suriname — 1st of 5: 7.92%
- Guam — 2nd of 5: 5.4%
- Kuwait — 4th of 5: 2.16%
- Tajikistan — 5th of 5: 0.08%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 36 values
| Year | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.67 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 1.98 |
| 2013 | 2.6 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 1.4 |
| 2006 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Albania — 8.43% (2024)
- Armenia — 8.3% (2023)
- Austria — 5.78% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 5.7% (2022)
- Belarus — 2.53% (2025)
- Belgium — 6.18% (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 10.73% (2025)
- Bulgaria — 3.52% (2025)
- Croatia — 4.85% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for Isle of Man
- Net migration — 166 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 2.26% (2016)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 3.03% (2016)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 80.09% (2016)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 90.84% (2016)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 88.17% (2016)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 84.18% (2016)
Every indicator for Isle of Man is on the Isle of Man data page.
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Questions people ask
- What is Isle of Man's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)?
- 2.67% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is down 0.43 percentage points from 3.1% in 1975. The highest value was 8% in 1985 and the lowest 0.5% in 2002.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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