| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| 1990 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
| 1992 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 |
| 1993 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.4 |
| 1994 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16 |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 1998 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| 1999 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| 2000 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 15.1 |
| 2001 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.4 |
|
2002* |
|
18.2 |
18.2 |
17.9 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
|
b) |
20.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.0 |
| 2003* a) |
18.6 |
18.7 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
18.0 |
|
b) |
20.6 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 20.0 |
| 2004 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.0 |
| 2005 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
| 2006 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2007 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
13.6 |
12.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11,3 | 11.2 |
11.2 |
| 2008 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
10.3 |
9.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
|
1)Share of the unemployed persons in civilian economically active population
*)The data presented in variant a) have been calculated on the base of Agriculture Census 1996, the data in variant b) on the base of National Census of Population and Housing 2002. Data included in variant b) have been presented since January 2004, continuously.