Unemployment rate during each head of government's tenure
Every head of government since 1991, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Head of government | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Habib Essid | 6 Feb 2015 – 27 Aug 2016 | +0.6 pp Q4 2014 → Q2 2016 | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 2 | N Hichem Mechichi | 2 Sep 2020 – 25 Jul 2021 | −0.1 pp Q2 2020 → Q2 2021 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Youssef Chahed | 27 Aug 2016 – 27 Feb 2020 | −0.7 pp Q2 2016 → Q4 2019 | −0.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 | N Mehdi Jomaa | 29 Jan 2014 – 6 Feb 2015 | −1.0 pp Q3 2013 → Q4 2014 | −0.8 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Ind. Kaïs Saïed | 25 Jul 2021 – now | −3.0 pp Q2 2021 → Q2 2026 | −0.6 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, 15 and over · Institut National de la Statistique, Enquête nationale sur la population et l'emploi, persons aged 15 and over: yearly 2005-2013 and quarterly to June 2020 as ILOSTAT compiles it, INS's own quarterly figures since (its releases and its statistics page); no survey in the fourth quarter of 2024 · Tunisia data · as of Sep 2026.