3-16  Number of Urban Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rate
        (10 000 persons)
Year Unemployment    Unemployed Youth as Percentage of  Unemployment 
(10 000 persons) Youth Urban Unemployees (%) Rate (%)
1979 12.16 7.4
1980 13.55 7.5
1981 6.63 3.6
1982 7.17 3.7
1983 8.42 5.06 60.0 4.2
1984 5.46 4.12 75.5 2.5
1985 4.04 3.55 87.9 1.9
1986 4.23 3.62 85.6 1.9
1987 5.03 4.43 88.1 2.0
1988 5.81 4.66 80.2 2.6
1989 8.06 6.67 82.8 3.4
1990 9.60 7.32 76.3 3.8
1991 9.95 7.76 78.0 3.8
1992 9.81 7.66 78.1 3.7
1993 9.50 7.53 79.3 3.6
1994 10.00 6.95 69.5 3.8
1995 10.24 6.80 66.4 3.9
1996 9.81 6.51 66.3 3.8
1997 10.20 5.92 58.0 3.8
1998 11.06 5.72 51.7 3.9
1999 10.30 3.7
2000 11.00 3.8
2001 12.07 3.7
2002 12.68     3.6