Perceived unemployment
Share who describe themselves as unemployed or looking for work
Current value
No figure of ours is published yet. The value is released with its full methodology - and with the response rate, however uncomfortable.
Comparative reference
References we measure against: UNDP Syria - no nationally representative figure with a published methodology exists, so our first wave sets the baseline.
Context figure
ILO modelled estimate: 13.6%
ILO via the World Bank - 2025 - source
A context figure, not a comparable reference: A modelled estimate, not a field survey; we measure perceived unemployment as people describe themselves.
Indicator sheet
| Definition | Share who describe themselves as unemployed or looking for work |
|---|---|
| Unit | % of perceived labour force |
| Domain | Economic |
| Module | Fixed core - asked in every wave |
| Cadence | Monthly |
| Standards | ISO 20252 |
| Methodological reference | UNDP Syria |
Methodology
This indicator is part of the Syrian Barometer: twenty national indicators with a methodology published before the number - the sampling frame, the sample table, the response rate and the field-safety protocol. Every correction is recorded in the public corrections log. The full protocol is deposited with a permanent identifier: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22559474.
All indicators
Country direction - Trust in institutions - Citizen priorities - Perceived safety - Cost of a living basket - Poverty line and headcount - Intention to return among the displaced - Trust in the media - Electoral interest and intention to participate - Satisfaction with services - Assessment of the reconstruction path - Transitional justice - Perceived freedom of expression - Experience of informal payment - Intention to leave - The missing - Civil documents and legal identity - Psychological distress - Impact of explosive remnants on movement