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Country Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Afghanistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Albania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 16.800 16.440 15.751 15.000 14.400 14.100 13.800 13.400 13.100 13.800 14.000 14.000 13.400 15.900 17.500 17.100 15.200 13.700 12.300 11.470 11.675 11.400 11.100 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000
Algeria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 29.496 27.306 25.664 23.716 17.656 15.265 12.512 13.793 11.343 10.167 9.961 9.971 10.969 9.829 10.600 11.214 10.498 11.709 11.731 11.383 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Andorra Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.000 3.675 5.950 6.225 5.325 3.875 3.300 2.350 1.775 2.075 2.925 3.300 2.100 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500
Angola Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Antigua and Barbuda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Argentina Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 17.134 19.209 22.450 17.250 13.625 11.575 10.175 8.475 7.875 8.675 7.750 7.150 7.200 7.075 7.250 6.533 8.467 8.350 9.200 9.825 11.550 8.750 6.825 6.575 8.000 7.500 7.200 7.000 7.000 7.000
Armenia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a 38.400 35.300 31.200 31.600 31.200 27.800 28.700 16.400 18.700 19.000 18.400 17.300 16.200 17.600 18.500 18.000 17.800 19.000 18.300 18.200 15.500 13.000 12.500 13.000 13.500 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000
Aruba Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.923 6.489 8.131 11.400 9.500 8.800 9.300 5.710 6.900 10.300 10.600 8.879 9.607 7.599 7.451 7.298 7.694 8.923 7.283 5.200 8.600 8.800 6.600 5.691 6.728 7.645 7.791 7.811 7.785 7.759
Australia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.278 6.770 6.367 5.930 5.392 5.032 4.774 4.370 4.243 5.569 5.209 5.082 5.226 5.669 6.063 6.056 5.713 5.593 5.300 5.173 6.500 5.094 3.697 3.669 4.210 4.502 4.590 4.617 4.576 4.591
Austria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.883 4.008 4.392 4.792 5.892 6.033 5.633 5.192 4.433 5.717 5.183 4.892 5.242 5.350 6.042 6.150 6.475 5.933 5.208 4.808 5.475 6.175 4.767 5.100 5.398 5.203 5.156 5.113 5.110 5.110
Azerbaijan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 11.777 10.913 10.037 9.167 7.987 7.256 6.615 6.326 5.856 5.742 5.631 5.424 5.185 4.973 4.913 4.958 5.043 4.961 4.944 5.004 7.244 6.039 5.646 5.583 5.521 5.459 5.398 5.337 5.277 5.218
The Bahamas Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.000 6.900 9.102 10.835 10.202 10.170 7.628 7.853 8.703 14.246 15.082 15.889 14.367 15.782 14.636 13.379 12.150 10.100 10.350 10.100 26.218 17.646 10.814 8.790 8.790 8.890 9.015 9.140 9.152 9.152
Bahrain Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.600 3.700 4.000 3.600 4.000 3.700 4.300 3.800 3.500 4.300 4.100 4.300 4.700 5.900 5.900 7.700 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Bangladesh Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Barbados Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 9.350 9.850 10.300 11.000 9.575 9.075 8.725 7.425 8.125 9.975 10.250 11.150 11.500 11.625 12.275 11.300 9.650 9.950 10.050 10.088 15.724 14.100 8.467 8.438 8.228 8.202 8.036 8.065 8.095 8.024
Belarus Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.961 7.096 7.471 7.931 7.347 6.570 6.295 5.962 5.844 5.808 5.738 5.588 5.536 5.436 5.417 5.821 5.920 5.684 4.825 4.191 4.082 3.893 3.580 3.455 3.044 2.947 2.898 2.898 2.898 2.898
Belgium Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.858 6.567 7.525 8.175 8.383 8.475 8.267 7.492 6.967 7.992 8.383 7.233 7.650 8.567 8.650 8.658 7.842 7.117 5.975 5.375 5.575 6.267 5.558 5.533 5.514 5.468 5.444 5.424 5.401 5.391
Belize Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 11.400 11.400 10.000 12.900 11.600 11.000 9.400 10.300 8.200 12.827 18.515 16.726 15.275 12.926 11.600 10.143 9.541 9.328 9.377 9.041 13.743 10.188 6.071 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400
Benin Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Bhutan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a 1.800 2.500 3.100 3.200 3.700 3.850 4.000 3.300 3.100 2.100 2.900 2.600 2.500 2.100 3.138 3.400 2.720 5.030 4.800 5.900 3.500 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Bolivia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.462 8.498 8.690 8.708 8.427 8.146 7.992 7.668 4.430 4.913 4.375 3.837 3.229 4.000 4.000 4.557 4.686 5.085 4.913 5.012 8.336 6.937 4.740 4.900 5.000 5.050 5.100 5.150 5.200 5.200
Bosnia and Herzegovina Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 29.000 23.400 24.100 27.200 27.600 28.000 27.500 27.500 27.700 25.400 20.500 18.400 15.700 15.900 17.355 15.386 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300
Botswana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Brazil Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.530 10.650 10.640 11.170 10.070 10.550 9.690 9.280 8.270 9.420 8.034 7.580 6.900 7.225 6.900 8.625 11.650 12.850 12.375 11.975 13.775 13.200 9.250 7.975 8.032 7.884 7.745 7.695 7.660 7.652
Brunei Darussalam Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9.300 8.500 7.700 6.900 7.700 8.500 9.300 8.700 6.820 7.300 4.910 5.910 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900
Bulgaria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 18.134 17.514 17.416 13.857 12.192 10.177 9.022 6.935 5.664 6.878 10.306 11.350 12.379 13.038 11.524 9.233 7.666 6.230 5.273 4.275 5.207 5.346 4.206 4.419 4.300 4.200 4.200 4.200 4.200 4.200
Burkina Faso Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Burundi Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Cabo Verde Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 20.000 21.000 20.500 20.000 19.500 21.400 13.500 15.200 13.000 13.000 10.700 12.200 16.800 16.400 15.800 12.400 15.000 12.200 12.200 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500
Cambodia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Cameroon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Canada Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.833 7.225 7.683 7.592 7.150 6.750 6.450 6.158 6.308 8.458 8.142 7.617 7.408 7.175 7.033 6.950 7.033 6.408 5.850 5.700 9.725 7.483 5.267 5.408 6.323 6.255 5.988 5.984 5.972 5.959
Central African Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Chad Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Chile Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 9.708 9.867 9.800 9.533 10.017 9.300 7.950 7.008 7.750 11.053 8.305 7.300 6.595 6.082 6.495 6.328 6.685 6.965 7.377 7.223 10.770 8.862 7.878 8.840 8.713 8.081 7.494 7.506 7.491 7.500
China Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.000 4.900 5.200 5.200 5.100 5.500 5.200 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100
Colombia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.325 14.975 15.583 14.108 13.667 11.808 12.042 11.192 11.250 12.208 11.992 11.050 10.617 9.883 9.400 9.200 9.550 9.675 9.942 10.883 16.675 13.800 11.208 10.100 9.872 9.578 9.278 9.178 9.278 8.678
Comoros Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Democratic Republic of the Congo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Republic of Congo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Costa Rica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 5.193 6.072 6.403 6.668 6.495 6.630 5.962 4.597 4.948 7.822 9.213 10.492 9.849 8.311 9.658 9.604 9.541 9.293 11.951 12.417 19.980 13.680 11.669 7.297 8.289 9.281 9.281 9.281 9.281 9.281
Côte d'Ivoire Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Croatia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 20.592 21.508 21.783 19.067 17.783 17.583 16.525 14.733 13.033 14.517 17.167 17.367 18.600 19.808 19.275 17.067 14.958 12.433 9.858 7.758 9.000 8.092 6.783 6.217 5.770 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.504
Cyprus Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.842 3.925 3.517 4.108 4.625 5.300 4.550 3.925 3.650 5.325 6.275 7.850 11.800 15.850 16.075 14.900 12.950 11.050 8.350 7.075 7.575 7.475 6.775 6.135 5.856 5.669 5.482 5.295 5.107 5.013
Czech Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 8.757 8.113 7.270 7.770 8.344 7.932 7.128 5.306 4.377 6.703 7.284 6.708 6.975 6.949 6.111 5.021 3.946 2.890 2.176 1.960 2.512 2.732 2.166 2.579 2.560 2.500 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400
Denmark Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.317 4.508 4.642 5.433 5.517 4.800 3.900 3.775 3.700 6.442 7.750 7.758 7.792 7.367 6.917 6.267 5.983 5.825 5.125 5.000 5.625 5.092 4.475 4.892 4.892 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900
Djibouti Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Dominica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Dominican Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 8.050 9.083 8.479 8.674 7.879 8.237 7.075 6.452 5.959 6.835 6.520 7.613 8.407 9.196 8.538 7.328 7.080 5.509 5.656 6.167 5.829 7.384 5.293 6.200 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000
Ecuador Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.625 9.554 7.828 10.163 7.219 7.095 6.687 6.923 5.950 6.470 5.020 4.210 4.120 4.150 3.800 4.770 5.210 4.620 3.690 3.840 5.346 4.150 3.190 3.700 4.200 4.000 3.800 3.600 3.500 3.500
Egypt Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 8.995 8.808 10.050 11.275 10.526 11.468 10.917 9.205 8.676 9.367 9.210 10.379 12.373 12.992 13.365 12.859 12.705 12.245 10.932 8.612 8.296 7.292 7.323 7.185 7.074 7.005 6.784 6.387 5.764 5.523
El Salvador Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.700 6.960 6.230 6.920 6.780 7.200 6.600 6.300 5.900 7.300 7.000 6.600 6.100 5.900 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.050 6.350 6.340 6.900 6.300 5.000 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500
Equatorial Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Eritrea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Estonia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 14.602 13.009 11.227 10.342 10.140 8.031 5.912 4.592 5.455 13.549 16.707 12.325 10.023 8.628 7.351 6.185 6.758 5.763 5.371 4.448 6.806 6.177 5.571 6.376 8.058 7.669 7.035 7.081 7.165 7.313
Eswatini Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ethiopia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Fiji Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 5.512 5.951 6.388 6.822 7.255 7.300 7.700 8.600 8.800 8.700 7.100 7.100 6.800 6.367 6.200 5.500 5.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 13.351 9.000 6.500 5.500 5.000 4.700 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500
Finland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 9.875 9.200 9.175 9.075 8.875 8.475 7.775 6.950 6.425 8.325 8.500 7.900 7.800 8.325 8.825 9.575 8.975 8.825 7.425 6.725 7.767 7.625 6.767 7.208 7.599 7.419 7.282 7.267 7.189 7.086
France Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 9.175 8.458 8.275 8.517 8.883 8.883 8.858 8.017 7.442 9.117 9.267 9.208 9.767 10.308 10.267 10.342 10.067 9.417 9.025 8.425 8.033 7.875 7.308 7.413 7.357 7.018 6.902 6.806 6.749 6.693
Gabon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
The Gambia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Georgia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.300 11.100 13.500 12.700 13.900 15.100 15.400 17.400 17.900 18.300 27.200 27.200 26.700 26.400 23.000 21.900 21.700 21.600 19.200 17.600 18.500 20.600 17.300 16.400 15.700 16.000 16.500 16.500 16.500 16.500
Germany Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.950 7.800 8.600 9.708 10.333 11.008 10.042 8.542 7.425 7.225 6.575 5.517 5.083 4.950 4.708 4.367 3.908 3.567 3.208 2.975 3.625 3.575 3.067 3.008 3.288 3.083 3.016 2.966 2.950 2.959
Ghana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Greece Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 11.350 10.775 10.350 9.775 10.600 10.000 9.000 8.400 7.750 9.600 12.725 17.850 24.425 27.475 26.500 24.900 23.550 21.450 19.300 17.325 16.325 14.775 12.425 10.891 9.357 8.658 8.417 8.129 8.043 7.997
Grenada Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guatemala Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guinea-Bissau Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guyana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Haiti Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Honduras Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.918 4.000 4.020 5.300 5.990 4.909 3.575 3.211 3.156 3.292 4.119 4.474 3.754 4.096 5.488 6.147 6.727 5.528 5.648 5.386 10.912 8.569 8.900 8.082 8.005 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000
Hong Kong SAR Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.946 5.086 7.320 7.940 6.809 5.591 4.790 4.011 3.519 5.262 4.329 3.421 3.286 3.401 3.296 3.315 3.393 3.124 2.805 2.916 5.808 5.175 4.319 2.900 2.813 2.735 2.658 2.580 2.502 2.424
Hungary Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.433 5.740 5.843 5.901 6.122 6.800 7.075 7.000 7.425 9.675 10.775 10.675 10.675 9.825 7.525 6.625 4.975 4.000 3.600 3.300 4.125 4.050 3.600 4.125 4.400 4.231 4.096 3.965 3.818 3.689
Iceland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.633 2.791 3.515 3.525 3.417 2.883 3.200 2.492 3.325 8.008 8.317 7.700 6.617 5.833 5.417 4.500 3.342 3.283 3.100 3.925 6.433 6.017 3.750 3.383 3.838 4.089 4.101 4.065 4.021 4.000
India Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Indonesia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.080 8.100 9.060 9.670 9.860 11.240 10.280 9.110 8.390 7.870 7.140 6.560 6.140 6.250 5.940 6.180 5.610 5.500 5.240 5.180 7.070 6.490 5.860 5.320 5.200 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100
Islamic Republic of Iran Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 16.046 16.626 12.200 11.300 12.300 11.500 11.300 10.500 10.400 11.900 13.500 12.300 12.100 10.400 10.600 11.000 12.425 12.075 12.125 10.650 9.600 9.175 9.000 9.000 8.900 8.838 8.647 8.506 8.477 8.449
Iraq Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ireland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.383 4.183 4.733 4.850 4.758 4.633 4.767 5.000 6.808 12.650 14.600 15.408 15.492 13.758 11.892 9.925 8.383 6.767 5.808 5.000 5.842 6.242 4.450 4.317 4.385 4.454 4.596 4.737 4.806 4.999
Israel Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.900 11.625 12.875 13.400 12.900 11.200 10.450 9.150 7.650 9.425 8.250 7.050 6.883 6.217 5.883 5.242 4.825 4.217 3.983 3.808 4.300 4.967 3.758 3.467 3.700 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000
Italy Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.100 9.100 8.608 8.450 8.042 7.758 6.875 6.208 6.783 7.875 8.500 8.583 10.908 12.358 12.767 12.017 11.725 11.292 10.617 9.900 9.358 9.525 8.117 7.658 7.828 8.016 8.338 8.495 8.610 8.617
Jamaica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 15.500 15.000 14.200 11.800 12.200 11.225 10.325 9.850 10.575 11.350 12.375 12.400 13.925 15.275 13.750 13.500 13.200 11.650 9.125 7.700 10.200 8.375 6.267 4.400 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Japan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.733 5.042 5.358 5.242 4.733 4.425 4.117 3.833 3.983 5.075 5.058 4.583 4.325 4.008 3.583 3.375 3.108 2.825 2.442 2.358 2.783 2.808 2.592 2.567 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500
Jordan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.706 14.691 15.325 14.439 14.700 14.844 14.058 12.700 12.650 12.850 12.475 12.875 12.150 12.600 11.875 13.075 15.275 18.300 18.600 19.075 22.700 24.075 22.850 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kazakhstan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 12.753 10.433 9.318 8.754 8.380 8.088 7.788 7.257 6.627 6.554 5.762 5.388 5.283 5.192 5.136 5.037 4.930 4.872 4.828 4.794 4.925 4.900 4.875 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775
Kenya Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Kiribati Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Korea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.425 4.000 3.258 3.550 3.658 3.750 3.475 3.258 3.175 3.633 3.708 3.408 3.225 3.100 3.492 3.592 3.675 3.683 3.833 3.783 3.942 3.675 2.883 2.700 3.000 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100
Kosovo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 30.900 30.000 35.300 32.900 27.525 30.475 29.500 25.650 25.950 20.750 12.575 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kuwait Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Kyrgyz Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.544 7.839 12.550 9.903 8.530 8.117 8.267 8.153 8.219 8.417 8.644 8.530 8.427 8.332 8.046 7.554 7.211 6.891 6.922 6.922 8.656 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014
Lao P.D.R. Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Latvia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 14.342 13.475 12.492 11.642 11.742 10.042 7.033 6.075 7.750 17.550 19.475 16.208 15.048 11.868 10.847 9.875 9.642 8.715 7.415 6.311 8.099 7.557 6.851 6.503 6.452 6.495 6.401 6.362 6.323 6.284
Lebanon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Lesotho Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Liberia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Libya Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Lithuania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 16.375 17.362 13.737 12.441 10.884 8.324 5.778 4.248 5.827 13.787 17.814 15.390 13.366 11.770 10.699 9.119 7.861 7.073 6.146 6.254 8.488 7.113 5.925 6.558 6.300 6.100 6.000 6.000 6.040 6.000
Luxembourg Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.400 2.217 2.500 3.292 3.692 4.083 4.233 4.183 4.142 5.483 5.817 5.667 6.099 6.830 7.092 6.648 6.263 5.843 5.103 5.406 6.363 5.746 4.817 5.230 5.993 6.035 5.847 5.636 5.532 5.463
Macao SAR Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a 6.375 6.275 6.050 4.875 4.150 3.775 3.050 3.025 3.550 2.825 2.575 2.000 1.850 1.700 1.825 1.900 1.975 1.800 1.725 2.550 2.950 3.675 2.650 2.000 1.900 1.800 1.700 1.700 1.700
Madagascar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malawi Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malaysia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.100 3.675 3.475 3.600 3.550 3.550 3.325 3.225 3.325 3.675 3.300 3.050 3.025 3.100 2.875 3.150 3.450 3.425 3.325 3.275 4.525 4.650 3.825 3.625 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525
Maldives Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mali Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malta Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.758 7.617 7.025 7.567 7.217 6.942 6.817 6.467 5.975 6.883 6.842 6.392 6.200 6.108 5.733 5.392 4.700 4.000 3.658 3.633 4.358 3.408 2.917 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500
Marshall Islands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mauritania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mauritius Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.501 6.800 7.200 7.698 8.395 9.567 9.081 8.522 7.222 7.328 7.800 7.900 8.100 8.000 7.800 7.900 7.300 7.100 6.900 6.700 9.200 9.100 6.803 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270
Mexico Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.200 2.768 2.978 3.400 3.919 3.478 3.528 3.611 3.888 5.330 5.273 5.189 4.928 4.938 4.833 4.346 3.874 3.420 3.321 3.489 4.409 4.140 3.278 2.796 2.798 3.155 3.343 3.469 3.569 3.644
Micronesia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Moldova Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 8.500 7.300 6.800 7.900 8.100 7.300 7.400 5.100 4.000 6.400 7.400 6.700 5.600 5.100 3.900 5.025 4.225 4.125 3.050 5.125 3.825 3.250 4.600 4.457 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498
Mongolia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.300 9.200 11.600 9.900 7.700 8.200 7.900 7.900 7.500 10.000 8.800 7.800 10.000 7.000 8.100 6.700 6.030 5.427 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000
Montenegro Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Morocco Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.400 12.300 11.300 11.500 10.800 11.100 9.700 9.800 9.600 9.100 9.100 8.900 9.000 9.200 9.900 9.700 9.400 10.200 9.500 9.200 11.900 12.300 11.800 13.000 11.995 11.484 11.038 10.502 10.502 10.502
Mozambique Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Myanmar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Namibia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nauru Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nepal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Netherlands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.660 3.137 3.665 5.921 6.773 6.961 6.079 5.295 4.770 5.422 6.082 6.050 6.823 8.204 8.338 7.887 7.005 5.873 4.881 4.436 4.851 4.226 3.537 3.553 3.900 4.200 4.500 4.700 4.800 5.000
New Zealand Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.150 5.475 5.300 4.750 4.025 3.800 3.875 3.625 4.025 5.900 6.200 6.050 6.450 5.825 5.425 5.400 5.175 4.750 4.325 4.125 4.600 3.775 3.300 3.725 5.036 5.418 5.232 4.975 4.707 4.489
Nicaragua Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 9.800 6.400 12.200 6.998 6.537 5.559 5.193 5.935 6.062 8.158 7.829 5.930 5.912 5.746 6.557 5.909 4.481 3.670 5.500 5.341 6.564 11.100 7.518 7.157 6.763 6.355 5.969 5.498 4.889 4.153
Niger Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nigeria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.092 5.957 10.566 9.955 7.841 9.000 13.375 17.462 22.562 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
North Macedonia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 31.727 30.515 31.944 36.687 37.150 37.250 36.025 34.925 33.775 32.175 32.050 31.375 31.000 29.000 28.025 26.050 23.750 22.375 20.725 17.250 16.375 15.425 14.375 14.300 14.100 14.000 13.900 13.900 13.900 13.900
Norway Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.426 3.546 3.889 4.494 4.471 4.616 3.444 2.539 2.747 3.266 3.794 3.364 3.294 3.773 3.617 4.531 4.740 4.216 3.854 3.728 4.595 4.410 3.252 3.600 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800
Oman Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Pakistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.820 7.820 8.270 8.270 7.690 7.690 6.200 5.200 5.200 5.460 5.550 5.950 5.950 5.975 6.000 5.900 5.880 5.832 5.800 6.900 6.562 6.300 6.200 8.500 8.000 7.500 6.500 5.500 5.000 6.000
Palau Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Panama Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.526 14.026 13.489 13.042 11.749 9.781 8.662 6.372 5.579 6.557 6.516 4.481 4.050 4.098 4.823 5.052 5.494 6.130 5.956 7.070 18.548 11.293 8.800 7.431 8.400 8.000 7.700 7.700 7.700 7.700
Papua New Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Paraguay Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.300 7.600 10.800 8.059 7.307 5.831 6.653 5.601 5.728 6.398 5.674 5.621 4.573 5.021 6.038 5.351 5.998 6.086 6.236 6.569 7.708 7.510 6.808 6.190 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995
Peru Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.847 9.246 9.413 9.428 9.435 9.583 8.527 8.425 8.375 8.384 7.891 7.743 6.800 5.945 5.942 6.484 6.743 6.877 6.640 6.574 13.078 10.763 7.742 6.787 6.600 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500
Philippines Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 11.175 11.125 11.400 11.400 11.825 11.350 7.950 7.325 7.400 7.475 7.325 7.025 6.975 7.075 6.800 6.275 5.475 5.725 5.325 5.100 10.400 7.783 5.400 4.350 5.083 5.183 5.183 5.183 5.183 5.183
Poland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 16.087 18.242 20.235 19.942 19.276 18.052 14.169 9.944 7.466 8.514 9.635 9.632 10.088 10.328 8.988 7.499 6.161 4.888 3.846 3.279 3.163 3.373 2.874 2.820 2.928 2.986 3.045 3.200 3.259 3.317
Portugal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.717 4.801 5.779 7.038 7.392 8.343 8.408 8.722 8.315 10.177 11.506 13.445 16.516 17.092 14.535 12.939 11.452 9.208 7.175 6.675 7.150 6.692 6.142 6.583 6.484 6.344 6.251 6.157 6.157 6.157
Puerto Rico Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.100 11.400 12.300 12.000 10.600 11.300 10.500 11.200 11.800 15.300 16.400 15.900 14.500 14.300 13.900 12.100 11.800 10.800 9.200 8.300 8.800 8.000 6.000 6.852 6.677 6.552 6.127 6.002 6.227 6.227
Qatar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Romania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.592 7.392 8.317 7.750 7.983 7.125 7.175 6.342 5.600 8.425 9.025 9.092 8.692 8.992 8.592 8.392 7.200 6.092 5.250 4.892 6.075 5.608 5.625 5.567 5.600 5.400 5.200 5.100 5.000 4.900
Russia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 10.558 8.942 8.042 8.233 7.733 7.150 7.050 6.025 6.233 8.242 7.358 6.508 5.450 5.500 5.158 5.575 5.525 5.200 4.800 4.600 5.783 4.825 3.942 3.167 3.117 3.201 3.535 3.435 3.535 3.669
Rwanda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Samoa Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
San Marino Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a 3.540 3.921 4.119 3.362 3.560 3.313 3.021 3.114 4.483 4.945 5.469 6.950 8.079 8.739 9.183 8.597 8.095 8.009 7.663 7.342 5.238 4.318 4.045 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945
São Tomé and Príncipe Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 14.400 15.730 17.630 16.360 16.120 16.470 16.650 15.852 15.712 15.095 14.628 14.127 13.590 13.525 13.472 13.433 13.416 13.472 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Saudi Arabia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 4.571 4.617 5.265 5.562 5.822 6.051 6.254 5.645 5.176 5.377 5.548 5.772 5.524 5.568 5.721 5.591 5.600 5.900 6.025 5.625 7.650 6.600 5.600 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Senegal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Serbia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 12.100 12.200 14.470 16.000 19.530 21.830 21.560 18.800 14.400 16.900 20.000 23.600 24.600 23.000 20.552 18.924 16.382 14.493 13.673 11.193 9.728 11.008 9.396 9.458 9.400 9.326 9.260 9.194 9.127 9.062
Seychelles Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.112 4.412 4.064 3.151 3.531 3.624 2.511 1.863 1.716 5.136 4.605 4.130 3.705 3.325 2.983 2.684 2.684 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000
Sierra Leone Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Singapore Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.675 2.650 3.550 3.950 3.350 3.125 2.650 2.125 2.225 3.025 2.175 2.025 1.950 1.900 1.950 1.900 2.075 2.175 2.100 2.250 3.000 2.650 2.100 1.925 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900
Slovak Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 18.900 19.458 18.825 17.700 18.358 16.358 13.442 11.217 9.592 12.100 14.433 13.617 13.908 14.175 13.108 11.475 9.658 8.058 6.508 5.717 6.633 6.808 6.175 5.842 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900
Slovenia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.742 6.192 6.342 6.725 6.325 6.550 6.000 4.875 4.425 5.900 7.250 8.225 8.900 10.100 9.750 9.000 8.025 6.575 5.125 4.450 5.000 4.725 4.000 3.675 3.721 3.778 3.840 3.889 3.923 4.010
Solomon Islands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Somalia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
South Africa Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 23.000 25.950 27.800 27.650 25.150 24.650 23.550 23.000 22.525 23.700 24.875 24.800 24.875 24.725 25.100 25.350 26.725 27.450 27.125 28.700 29.175 34.300 33.500 32.800 33.465 33.882 34.179 34.456 34.730 35.003
South Sudan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Spain Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.857 10.540 11.450 11.485 10.965 9.153 8.453 8.233 11.245 17.855 19.858 21.390 24.788 26.095 24.443 22.058 19.635 17.225 15.255 14.105 15.533 14.785 12.918 12.115 11.642 11.340 11.040 11.040 11.040 11.040
Sri Lanka Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 7.573 7.900 8.800 8.400 8.300 7.700 6.600 6.200 6.000 5.900 5.000 4.100 4.000 4.400 4.300 4.700 4.400 4.200 4.400 4.800 5.500 5.100 5.250 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
St. Kitts and Nevis Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
St. Lucia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Sudan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 15.200 15.000 15.900 15.800 16.183 17.010 17.493 16.770 16.040 14.894 13.733 12.033 14.800 15.200 19.800 21.600 20.600 19.600 19.500 22.100 26.830 28.328 32.137 45.961 49.543 48.166 45.741 43.414 42.090 41.018
Suriname Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.767 13.729 9.658 6.549 8.383 11.084 12.281 10.682 9.361 8.711 7.200 7.500 8.100 6.600 5.500 7.000 10.000 7.000 9.000 8.797 11.147 11.200 10.900 10.600 10.300 10.000 9.900 8.699 8.178 7.657
Sweden Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.342 5.967 6.083 6.692 7.517 7.908 7.167 6.242 6.275 8.417 8.700 7.875 8.067 8.108 8.042 7.517 7.058 6.783 6.433 6.908 8.483 8.892 7.483 7.667 8.365 8.243 7.700 7.500 7.500 7.500
Switzerland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 1.824 1.703 2.546 3.691 3.879 3.763 3.332 2.766 2.577 3.701 3.516 2.843 2.905 3.158 3.044 3.178 3.323 3.088 2.547 2.306 3.170 2.993 2.166 2.035 2.250 2.400 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500
Syria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.483 8.171 11.672 10.781 12.288 8.089 8.182 8.406 10.924 8.139 8.613 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Taiwan Province of China Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.990 4.570 5.170 4.990 4.440 4.130 3.910 3.910 4.140 5.850 5.210 4.390 4.240 4.180 3.960 3.780 3.920 3.760 3.710 3.730 3.850 3.950 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670
Tajikistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 2.600 2.500 2.600 2.300 2.200 2.100 2.300 2.500 2.300 2.100 2.200 2.492 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Tanzania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Thailand Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.600 3.300 2.400 2.200 2.100 1.900 1.500 1.400 1.400 1.500 1.000 0.700 0.700 0.700 0.800 0.900 1.000 1.200 1.100 1.000 1.700 1.900 1.300 1.200 1.100 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Timor-Leste Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Togo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tonga Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Trinidad and Tobago Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tunisia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 15.691 15.126 15.263 14.514 14.237 12.819 12.511 12.397 12.442 13.290 13.048 18.889 16.723 15.330 14.959 15.390 15.544 15.513 15.530 14.889 17.400 16.200 15.200 16.400 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Türkiye Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 5.997 7.804 9.764 9.925 9.688 9.213 8.725 8.897 9.849 12.950 11.035 8.983 8.316 8.878 9.897 10.316 10.915 10.918 10.907 13.731 13.147 11.960 10.466 9.388 9.600 9.593 9.543 9.524 9.524 9.526
Turkmenistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tuvalu Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Uganda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ukraine Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 11.483 10.789 9.629 9.057 8.588 7.185 6.810 6.351 6.363 8.843 8.097 7.856 7.529 7.172 9.275 9.143 9.450 9.650 9.000 8.500 9.150 9.835 24.528 19.072 14.514 13.824 11.565 10.364 9.167 8.792
United Arab Emirates Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
United Kingdom Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 5.450 5.100 5.200 5.000 4.750 4.825 5.425 5.350 5.725 7.625 7.900 8.100 7.975 7.625 6.200 5.425 4.950 4.450 4.175 3.925 4.650 4.625 3.875 4.025 4.150 4.050 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000
United States Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 3.967 4.742 5.783 5.992 5.542 5.083 4.608 4.617 5.800 9.283 9.608 8.933 8.075 7.358 6.158 5.275 4.875 4.358 3.892 3.675 8.092 5.350 3.633 3.625 3.993 4.221 4.258 4.214 4.163 4.112
Uruguay Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 13.400 15.192 16.750 17.150 13.342 12.142 10.783 9.400 7.925 7.783 7.025 6.342 6.325 6.508 6.625 7.525 7.867 7.925 8.367 8.925 10.350 9.375 7.867 8.325 8.090 7.961 8.030 7.965 8.000 8.000
Uzbekistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units n/a n/a 5.200 4.900 3.600 3.000 5.200 4.990 4.893 5.041 5.357 4.963 4.874 4.860 5.087 5.153 5.163 5.830 9.347 8.976 10.531 9.625 8.851 8.351 7.851 7.351 6.851 6.351 5.851 5.351
Vanuatu Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Venezuela Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 14.008 13.358 15.996 18.188 15.067 12.242 9.958 8.492 7.354 7.879 8.508 8.204 7.823 7.470 6.700 7.400 20.863 27.886 35.554 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Vietnam Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 6.420 6.280 6.010 5.780 5.600 5.310 4.820 4.640 2.380 2.900 2.880 2.220 1.960 2.180 2.100 2.330 2.300 2.240 2.190 2.170 2.480 3.200 2.320 2.010 2.063 2.030 1.998 1.965 1.933 1.933
West Bank and Gaza Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units 14.300 25.300 31.200 25.500 26.800 23.500 23.700 21.700 26.600 24.500 23.700 20.900 23.000 23.400 26.900 25.900 26.900 25.450 26.250 25.350 25.925 26.392 24.420 28.650 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Yemen Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Zambia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Zimbabwe Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
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Afghanistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Albania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 03/2024 16.800 16.440 15.751 15.000 14.400 14.100 13.800 13.400 13.100 13.800 14.000 14.000 13.400 15.900 17.500 17.100 15.200 13.700 12.300 11.470 11.675 11.400 11.100 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 11.000 2022
Algeria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2019 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Algerian dinar Data last updated: 02/2024 29.496 27.306 25.664 23.716 17.656 15.265 12.512 13.793 11.343 10.167 9.961 9.971 10.969 9.829 10.600 11.214 10.498 11.709 11.731 11.383 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2019
Andorra Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.000 3.675 5.950 6.225 5.325 3.875 3.300 2.350 1.775 2.075 2.925 3.300 2.100 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 2023
Angola Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Antigua and Barbuda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Argentina Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Since 1972 to 2002, the data are compiled two times a year for each district, in May and October.Since 2003 to the present, the survey is developed throughout all weeks of the year each of the 31 urban groups. The elaborated data base gathers quarterly information, that is to say 4 yearly estimations are issued; January-February-March /April-May-June / July-August-September / October-November-December.The data relate to the employment status of respondents during the reference week, which is the previous week before the date of the appointment. Latest actual data: 2022 Notes: Argentina's authorities discontinued the publication of labor market data in December 2015 and released new series starting in the second quarter of 2016. Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Argentine peso Data last updated: 03/2024 17.134 19.209 22.450 17.250 13.625 11.575 10.175 8.475 7.875 8.675 7.750 7.150 7.200 7.075 7.250 6.533 8.467 8.350 9.200 9.825 11.550 8.750 6.825 6.575 8.000 7.500 7.200 7.000 7.000 7.000 2022
Armenia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: ILO Latest actual data: 2021 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Armenian dram Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a 38.400 35.300 31.200 31.600 31.200 27.800 28.700 16.400 18.700 19.000 18.400 17.300 16.200 17.600 18.500 18.000 17.800 19.000 18.300 18.200 15.500 13.000 12.500 13.000 13.500 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 2021
Aruba Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2021 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Aruban Florin Data last updated: 03/2024 6.923 6.489 8.131 11.400 9.500 8.800 9.300 5.710 6.900 10.300 10.600 8.879 9.607 7.599 7.451 7.298 7.694 8.923 7.283 5.200 8.600 8.800 6.600 5.691 6.728 7.645 7.791 7.811 7.785 7.759 2021
Australia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Australian Bureau of Statistics (via Haver Analytics) Latest actual data: 2022. Data refer to calendar years Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Australian dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 6.278 6.770 6.367 5.930 5.392 5.032 4.774 4.370 4.243 5.569 5.209 5.082 5.226 5.669 6.063 6.056 5.713 5.593 5.300 5.173 6.500 5.094 3.697 3.669 4.210 4.502 4.590 4.617 4.576 4.591 2022
Austria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 3.883 4.008 4.392 4.792 5.892 6.033 5.633 5.192 4.433 5.717 5.183 4.892 5.242 5.350 6.042 6.150 6.475 5.933 5.208 4.808 5.475 6.175 4.767 5.100 5.398 5.203 5.156 5.113 5.110 5.110 2023
Azerbaijan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Azerbaijan manat Data last updated: 02/2024 11.777 10.913 10.037 9.167 7.987 7.256 6.615 6.326 5.856 5.742 5.631 5.424 5.185 4.973 4.913 4.958 5.043 4.961 4.944 5.004 7.244 6.039 5.646 5.583 5.521 5.459 5.398 5.337 5.277 5.218 2022
The Bahamas Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2019 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bahamian dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 7.000 6.900 9.102 10.835 10.202 10.170 7.628 7.853 8.703 14.246 15.082 15.889 14.367 15.782 14.636 13.379 12.150 10.100 10.350 10.100 26.218 17.646 10.814 8.790 8.790 8.890 9.015 9.140 9.152 9.152 2019
Bahrain Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: LMRA, GOSI and IMF staff projections Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bahrain dinar Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.600 3.700 4.000 3.600 4.000 3.700 4.300 3.800 3.500 4.300 4.100 4.300 4.700 5.900 5.900 7.700 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Bangladesh Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Barbados Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Barbados dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 9.350 9.850 10.300 11.000 9.575 9.075 8.725 7.425 8.125 9.975 10.250 11.150 11.500 11.625 12.275 11.300 9.650 9.950 10.050 10.088 15.724 14.100 8.467 8.438 8.228 8.202 8.036 8.065 8.095 8.024 2022
Belarus Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Formally, the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Belarusian ruble Data last updated: 02/2024 6.961 7.096 7.471 7.931 7.347 6.570 6.295 5.962 5.844 5.808 5.738 5.588 5.536 5.436 5.417 5.821 5.920 5.684 4.825 4.191 4.082 3.893 3.580 3.455 3.044 2.947 2.898 2.898 2.898 2.898 2022
Belgium Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Central Bank. Some indicators have been affected by the benchmark national account revision 1995-2018 released in Sept 2019. Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 6.858 6.567 7.525 8.175 8.383 8.475 8.267 7.492 6.967 7.992 8.383 7.233 7.650 8.567 8.650 8.658 7.842 7.117 5.975 5.375 5.575 6.267 5.558 5.533 5.514 5.468 5.444 5.424 5.401 5.391 2023
Belize Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Labor force statistics are published at a semi annual frequency. Data for 2010 and 2011 are staff estimates because there was no labor force survey conducted those years. For 2020, the authorities published data for the second semester, but not for the first semester because of COVID-19. For 2022, the authorities published data for the second semester, but not for the first semester because they were conducting the census. Latest actual data: 2023 Notes: There is a break in the series in 2020, when the Statistical Institute of Belize tightened the criteria for inclusion in the labor force. The new series could not calculated for previous years, thus the labor force indicators up to 2019 reflect the old methodology, while those from 2020 onwards reflect the new methodology. Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Belize dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 11.400 11.400 10.000 12.900 11.600 11.000 9.400 10.300 8.200 12.827 18.515 16.726 15.275 12.926 11.600 10.143 9.541 9.328 9.377 9.041 13.743 10.188 6.071 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 3.400 2023
Benin Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Bhutan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bhutanese ngultrum Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a 1.800 2.500 3.100 3.200 3.700 3.850 4.000 3.300 3.100 2.100 2.900 2.600 2.500 2.100 3.138 3.400 2.720 5.030 4.800 5.900 3.500 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Bolivia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bolivian boliviano Data last updated: 03/2024 7.462 8.498 8.690 8.708 8.427 8.146 7.992 7.668 4.430 4.913 4.375 3.837 3.229 4.000 4.000 4.557 4.686 5.085 4.913 5.012 8.336 6.937 4.740 4.900 5.000 5.050 5.100 5.150 5.200 5.200 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Figures are derived from the labor force survey using population data from the UN. Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bosnian convertible mark Data last updated: 02/2024 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 31.100 29.000 23.400 24.100 27.200 27.600 28.000 27.500 27.500 27.700 25.400 20.500 18.400 15.700 15.900 17.355 15.386 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 13.300 2022
Botswana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Brazil Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023. Employment rate from household survey (PNAD Continua) times official population estimates by the National Statistical Office (IBGE). Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Brazilian real Data last updated: 03/2024 10.530 10.650 10.640 11.170 10.070 10.550 9.690 9.280 8.270 9.420 8.034 7.580 6.900 7.225 6.900 8.625 11.650 12.850 12.375 11.975 13.775 13.200 9.250 7.975 8.032 7.884 7.745 7.695 7.660 7.652 2023
Brunei Darussalam Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Brunei dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9.300 8.500 7.700 6.900 7.700 8.500 9.300 8.700 6.820 7.300 4.910 5.910 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 2022
Bulgaria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Bulgarian lev Data last updated: 03/2024 18.134 17.514 17.416 13.857 12.192 10.177 9.022 6.935 5.664 6.878 10.306 11.350 12.379 13.038 11.524 9.233 7.666 6.230 5.273 4.275 5.207 5.346 4.206 4.419 4.300 4.200 4.200 4.200 4.200 4.200 2022
Burkina Faso Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Burundi Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Cabo Verde Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2018 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Cabo Verdean escudo Data last updated: 02/2024 20.000 21.000 20.500 20.000 19.500 21.400 13.500 15.200 13.000 13.000 10.700 12.200 16.800 16.400 15.800 12.400 15.000 12.200 12.200 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 2018
Cambodia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Cameroon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Canada Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023. Productivity Indicators have data until 2023Q3 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Canadian dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 6.833 7.225 7.683 7.592 7.150 6.750 6.450 6.158 6.308 8.458 8.142 7.617 7.408 7.175 7.033 6.950 7.033 6.408 5.850 5.700 9.725 7.483 5.267 5.408 6.323 6.255 5.988 5.984 5.972 5.959 2023
Central African Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Chad Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Chile Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized OECD definition Primary domestic currency: Chilean peso Data last updated: 03/2024 9.708 9.867 9.800 9.533 10.017 9.300 7.950 7.008 7.750 11.053 8.305 7.300 6.595 6.082 6.495 6.328 6.685 6.965 7.377 7.223 10.770 8.862 7.878 8.840 8.713 8.081 7.494 7.506 7.491 7.500 2023
China Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Data retrieved from CEIC Latest actual data: 2022 Notes: Reported total employment data has a definitional change from 1990 onwards Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.000 4.900 5.200 5.200 5.100 5.500 5.200 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 2022
Colombia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Colombian peso Data last updated: 03/2024 13.325 14.975 15.583 14.108 13.667 11.808 12.042 11.192 11.250 12.208 11.992 11.050 10.617 9.883 9.400 9.200 9.550 9.675 9.942 10.883 16.675 13.800 11.208 10.100 9.872 9.578 9.278 9.178 9.278 8.678 2023
Comoros Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Democratic Republic of the Congo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Republic of Congo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Costa Rica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón Data last updated: 03/2024 5.193 6.072 6.403 6.668 6.495 6.630 5.962 4.597 4.948 7.822 9.213 10.492 9.849 8.311 9.658 9.604 9.541 9.293 11.951 12.417 19.980 13.680 11.669 7.297 8.289 9.281 9.281 9.281 9.281 9.281 2022
Côte d'Ivoire Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Croatia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. By the former Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Croatia (CroStat), now the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS, www.dzs.hr). Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 20.592 21.508 21.783 19.067 17.783 17.583 16.525 14.733 13.033 14.517 17.167 17.367 18.600 19.808 19.275 17.067 14.958 12.433 9.858 7.758 9.000 8.092 6.783 6.217 5.770 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.504 2022
Cyprus Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Eurostat, Labor force survey. Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 4.842 3.925 3.517 4.108 4.625 5.300 4.550 3.925 3.650 5.325 6.275 7.850 11.800 15.850 16.075 14.900 12.950 11.050 8.350 7.075 7.575 7.475 6.775 6.135 5.856 5.669 5.482 5.295 5.107 5.013 2022
Czech Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Haver Analytics Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Czech koruna Data last updated: 03/2024 8.757 8.113 7.270 7.770 8.344 7.932 7.128 5.306 4.377 6.703 7.284 6.708 6.975 6.949 6.111 5.021 3.946 2.890 2.176 1.960 2.512 2.732 2.166 2.579 2.560 2.500 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2023
Denmark Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Eurostat Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Danish krone Data last updated: 03/2024 4.317 4.508 4.642 5.433 5.517 4.800 3.900 3.775 3.700 6.442 7.750 7.758 7.792 7.367 6.917 6.267 5.983 5.825 5.125 5.000 5.625 5.092 4.475 4.892 4.892 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 2022
Djibouti Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Dominica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Dominican Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Dominican peso Data last updated: 03/2024 8.050 9.083 8.479 8.674 7.879 8.237 7.075 6.452 5.959 6.835 6.520 7.613 8.407 9.196 8.538 7.328 7.080 5.509 5.656 6.167 5.829 7.384 5.293 6.200 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 2022
Ecuador Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Source: INEC and Central Bank Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 7.625 9.554 7.828 10.163 7.219 7.095 6.687 6.923 5.950 6.470 5.020 4.210 4.120 4.150 3.800 4.770 5.210 4.620 3.690 3.840 5.346 4.150 3.190 3.700 4.200 4.000 3.800 3.600 3.500 3.500 2022
Egypt Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: FY2022/23 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Egyptian pound Data last updated: 03/2024 8.995 8.808 10.050 11.275 10.526 11.468 10.917 9.205 8.676 9.367 9.210 10.379 12.373 12.992 13.365 12.859 12.705 12.245 10.932 8.612 8.296 7.292 7.323 7.185 7.074 7.005 6.784 6.387 5.764 5.523 2023
El Salvador Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 04/2024 6.700 6.960 6.230 6.920 6.780 7.200 6.600 6.300 5.900 7.300 7.000 6.600 6.100 5.900 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.050 6.350 6.340 6.900 6.300 5.000 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 2022
Equatorial Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Eritrea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Estonia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 14.602 13.009 11.227 10.342 10.140 8.031 5.912 4.592 5.455 13.549 16.707 12.325 10.023 8.628 7.351 6.185 6.758 5.763 5.371 4.448 6.806 6.177 5.571 6.376 8.058 7.669 7.035 7.081 7.165 7.313 2022
Eswatini Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ethiopia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Fiji Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. 2012-2013 unemployment rate are missing since the authority didn't provide it. The numbers here are based on linear interpolation using 2011 and 2014 data. Latest actual data: 2020 Employment type: Not applicable Primary domestic currency: Fijian dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 5.512 5.951 6.388 6.822 7.255 7.300 7.700 8.600 8.800 8.700 7.100 7.100 6.800 6.367 6.200 5.500 5.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 13.351 9.000 6.500 5.500 5.000 4.700 4.500 4.500 4.500 4.500 2020
Finland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Downloaded through Haver Analytics Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 9.875 9.200 9.175 9.075 8.875 8.475 7.775 6.950 6.425 8.325 8.500 7.900 7.800 8.325 8.825 9.575 8.975 8.825 7.425 6.725 7.767 7.625 6.767 7.208 7.599 7.419 7.282 7.267 7.189 7.086 2023
France Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. Data prior to 1983 are not harmonized. Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 9.175 8.458 8.275 8.517 8.883 8.883 8.858 8.017 7.442 9.117 9.267 9.208 9.767 10.308 10.267 10.342 10.067 9.417 9.025 8.425 8.033 7.875 7.308 7.413 7.357 7.018 6.902 6.806 6.749 6.693 2022
Gabon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
The Gambia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Georgia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Georgian lari Data last updated: 04/2024 10.300 11.100 13.500 12.700 13.900 15.100 15.400 17.400 17.900 18.300 27.200 27.200 26.700 26.400 23.000 21.900 21.700 21.600 19.200 17.600 18.500 20.600 17.300 16.400 15.700 16.000 16.500 16.500 16.500 16.500 2023
Germany Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Notes: Data until 1990 refers to German federation only (West Germany). Data from 1991 refer to United Germany. Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 7.950 7.800 8.600 9.708 10.333 11.008 10.042 8.542 7.425 7.225 6.575 5.517 5.083 4.950 4.708 4.367 3.908 3.567 3.208 2.975 3.625 3.575 3.067 3.008 3.288 3.083 3.016 2.966 2.950 2.959 2023
Ghana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Greece Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Formally, the National Statistical Office (ELSTAT) Latest actual data: 2023 Notes: The historical data source for unit labor costs in manufacturing is Eurostat. Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 11.350 10.775 10.350 9.775 10.600 10.000 9.000 8.400 7.750 9.600 12.725 17.850 24.425 27.475 26.500 24.900 23.550 21.450 19.300 17.325 16.325 14.775 12.425 10.891 9.357 8.658 8.417 8.129 8.043 7.997 2023
Grenada Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guatemala Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guinea-Bissau Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Guyana Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Haiti Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Honduras Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. National Institute of Statistics of Honduras Latest actual data: 2022. Last population census Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Honduran lempira Data last updated: 03/2024 3.918 4.000 4.020 5.300 5.990 4.909 3.575 3.211 3.156 3.292 4.119 4.474 3.754 4.096 5.488 6.147 6.727 5.528 5.648 5.386 10.912 8.569 8.900 8.082 8.005 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 2022
Hong Kong SAR Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Data retrieved from CEIC Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Hong Kong dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 4.946 5.086 7.320 7.940 6.809 5.591 4.790 4.011 3.519 5.262 4.329 3.421 3.286 3.401 3.296 3.315 3.393 3.124 2.805 2.916 5.808 5.175 4.319 2.900 2.813 2.735 2.658 2.580 2.502 2.424 2022
Hungary Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022. Economically active population aged 15-64 (Available from 2009 based on authorities' data source. Pre-2009, the series show economically active pop. Aged 15-74) Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Hungarian forint Data last updated: 03/2024 6.433 5.740 5.843 5.901 6.122 6.800 7.075 7.000 7.425 9.675 10.775 10.675 10.675 9.825 7.525 6.625 4.975 4.000 3.600 3.300 4.125 4.050 3.600 4.125 4.400 4.231 4.096 3.965 3.818 3.689 2022
Iceland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Labor Directorate Latest actual data: 2022 Notes: LHEM series is from the OECD, hourly earnings in the manufacturing sector Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Icelandic króna Data last updated: 03/2024 2.633 2.791 3.515 3.525 3.417 2.883 3.200 2.492 3.325 8.008 8.317 7.700 6.617 5.833 5.417 4.500 3.342 3.283 3.100 3.925 6.433 6.017 3.750 3.383 3.838 4.089 4.101 4.065 4.021 4.000 2022
India Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Indonesia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. CEIC and EMED Emerging Asia Latest actual data: 2023. Since 2004 the authorities issue unemployment data twice a year, February and August. Annual uses the last data available Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Indonesian rupiah Data last updated: 03/2024 6.080 8.100 9.060 9.670 9.860 11.240 10.280 9.110 8.390 7.870 7.140 6.560 6.140 6.250 5.940 6.180 5.610 5.500 5.240 5.180 7.070 6.490 5.860 5.320 5.200 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 5.100 2023
Islamic Republic of Iran Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: FY2022/23. The fiscal year data are mapped to calendar year as follows: FY(t/t+1) = CY(t) Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Iranian rial Data last updated: 03/2024 16.046 16.626 12.200 11.300 12.300 11.500 11.300 10.500 10.400 11.900 13.500 12.300 12.100 10.400 10.600 11.000 12.425 12.075 12.125 10.650 9.600 9.175 9.000 9.000 8.900 8.838 8.647 8.506 8.477 8.449 2023
Iraq Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ireland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO), data is from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) and is the average of the quarterly observations. Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 4.383 4.183 4.733 4.850 4.758 4.633 4.767 5.000 6.808 12.650 14.600 15.408 15.492 13.758 11.892 9.925 8.383 6.767 5.808 5.000 5.842 6.242 4.450 4.317 4.385 4.454 4.596 4.737 4.806 4.999 2023
Israel Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition. Seasonally adjusted. Primary domestic currency: Israeli new shekel Data last updated: 03/2024 10.900 11.625 12.875 13.400 12.900 11.200 10.450 9.150 7.650 9.425 8.250 7.050 6.883 6.217 5.883 5.242 4.825 4.217 3.983 3.808 4.300 4.967 3.758 3.467 3.700 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 2022
Italy Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 10.100 9.100 8.608 8.450 8.042 7.758 6.875 6.208 6.783 7.875 8.500 8.583 10.908 12.358 12.767 12.017 11.725 11.292 10.617 9.900 9.358 9.525 8.117 7.658 7.828 8.016 8.338 8.495 8.610 8.617 2022
Jamaica Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: International Financial Institution. National Statistics Office if data is not yet available in IFS. Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Jamaican dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 15.500 15.000 14.200 11.800 12.200 11.225 10.325 9.850 10.575 11.350 12.375 12.400 13.925 15.275 13.750 13.500 13.200 11.650 9.125 7.700 10.200 8.375 6.267 4.400 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Japan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Cabinet Office of Japan via Haver Analytics Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2024 4.733 5.042 5.358 5.242 4.733 4.425 4.117 3.833 3.983 5.075 5.058 4.583 4.325 4.008 3.583 3.375 3.108 2.825 2.442 2.358 2.783 2.808 2.592 2.567 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2023
Jordan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Jordanian dinar Data last updated: 02/2024 13.706 14.691 15.325 14.439 14.700 14.844 14.058 12.700 12.650 12.850 12.475 12.875 12.150 12.600 11.875 13.075 15.275 18.300 18.600 19.075 22.700 24.075 22.850 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Kazakhstan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Kazakhstani tenge Data last updated: 03/2024 12.753 10.433 9.318 8.754 8.380 8.088 7.788 7.257 6.627 6.554 5.762 5.388 5.283 5.192 5.136 5.037 4.930 4.872 4.828 4.794 4.925 4.900 4.875 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 4.775 2022
Kenya Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Kiribati Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Korea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: South Korean won Data last updated: 03/2024 4.425 4.000 3.258 3.550 3.658 3.750 3.475 3.258 3.175 3.633 3.708 3.408 3.225 3.100 3.492 3.592 3.675 3.683 3.833 3.783 3.942 3.675 2.883 2.700 3.000 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 2023
Kosovo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2021 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 02/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 30.900 30.000 35.300 32.900 27.525 30.475 29.500 25.650 25.950 20.750 12.575 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2021
Kuwait Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Kyrgyz Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: ILO Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Kyrgyz som Data last updated: 03/2024 7.544 7.839 12.550 9.903 8.530 8.117 8.267 8.153 8.219 8.417 8.644 8.530 8.427 8.332 8.046 7.554 7.211 6.891 6.922 6.922 8.656 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 9.014 2022
Lao P.D.R. Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Latvia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Notes: Labor statistics are based on Labor Force Survey data, which were revised in 2011 in compliance with Population and Housing Census 2011 results. The data have been revised accordingly from 2001 onwards. Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 14.342 13.475 12.492 11.642 11.742 10.042 7.033 6.075 7.750 17.550 19.475 16.208 15.048 11.868 10.847 9.875 9.642 8.715 7.415 6.311 8.099 7.557 6.851 6.503 6.452 6.495 6.401 6.362 6.323 6.284 2023
Lebanon Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Lesotho Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Liberia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Libya Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Lithuania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Eurostat harmonized data Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 16.375 17.362 13.737 12.441 10.884 8.324 5.778 4.248 5.827 13.787 17.814 15.390 13.366 11.770 10.699 9.119 7.861 7.073 6.146 6.254 8.488 7.113 5.925 6.558 6.300 6.100 6.000 6.000 6.040 6.000 2023
Luxembourg Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 2.400 2.217 2.500 3.292 3.692 4.083 4.233 4.183 4.142 5.483 5.817 5.667 6.099 6.830 7.092 6.648 6.263 5.843 5.103 5.406 6.363 5.746 4.817 5.230 5.993 6.035 5.847 5.636 5.532 5.463 2022
Macao SAR Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Macanese pataca Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a 6.375 6.275 6.050 4.875 4.150 3.775 3.050 3.025 3.550 2.825 2.575 2.000 1.850 1.700 1.825 1.900 1.975 1.800 1.725 2.550 2.950 3.675 2.650 2.000 1.900 1.800 1.700 1.700 1.700 2023
Madagascar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malawi Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malaysia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: CEIC/IMF staff/NSO Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Malaysian ringgit Data last updated: 03/2024 3.100 3.675 3.475 3.600 3.550 3.550 3.325 3.225 3.325 3.675 3.300 3.050 3.025 3.100 2.875 3.150 3.450 3.425 3.325 3.275 4.525 4.650 3.825 3.625 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525 3.525 2023
Maldives Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mali Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Malta Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Eurostat, Labor Force Survey Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 6.758 7.617 7.025 7.567 7.217 6.942 6.817 6.467 5.975 6.883 6.842 6.392 6.200 6.108 5.733 5.392 4.700 4.000 3.658 3.633 4.358 3.408 2.917 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2023
Marshall Islands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mauritania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Mauritius Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Mauritian rupee Data last updated: 03/2024 6.501 6.800 7.200 7.698 8.395 9.567 9.081 8.522 7.222 7.328 7.800 7.900 8.100 8.000 7.800 7.900 7.300 7.100 6.900 6.700 9.200 9.100 6.803 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 6.270 2022
Mexico Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Mexican peso Data last updated: 03/2024 2.200 2.768 2.978 3.400 3.919 3.478 3.528 3.611 3.888 5.330 5.273 5.189 4.928 4.938 4.833 4.346 3.874 3.420 3.321 3.489 4.409 4.140 3.278 2.796 2.798 3.155 3.343 3.469 3.569 3.644 2022
Micronesia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Moldova Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Moldovan leu Data last updated: 02/2024 8.500 7.300 6.800 7.900 8.100 7.300 7.400 5.100 4.000 6.400 7.400 6.700 5.600 5.100 3.900 5.025 4.225 4.125 3.050 5.125 3.825 3.250 4.600 4.457 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498 3.498 2023
Mongolia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Mongolian tögrög Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.300 9.200 11.600 9.900 7.700 8.200 7.900 7.900 7.500 10.000 8.800 7.800 10.000 7.000 8.100 6.700 6.030 5.427 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 2023
Montenegro Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Morocco Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Moroccan dirham Data last updated: 03/2024 13.400 12.300 11.300 11.500 10.800 11.100 9.700 9.800 9.600 9.100 9.100 8.900 9.000 9.200 9.900 9.700 9.400 10.200 9.500 9.200 11.900 12.300 11.800 13.000 11.995 11.484 11.038 10.502 10.502 10.502 2022
Mozambique Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Myanmar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Namibia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nauru Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nepal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Netherlands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized OECD definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 3.660 3.137 3.665 5.921 6.773 6.961 6.079 5.295 4.770 5.422 6.082 6.050 6.823 8.204 8.338 7.887 7.005 5.873 4.881 4.436 4.851 4.226 3.537 3.553 3.900 4.200 4.500 4.700 4.800 5.000 2023
New Zealand Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Statistics New Zealand Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition. Data refer to calendar years Primary domestic currency: New Zealand dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 6.150 5.475 5.300 4.750 4.025 3.800 3.875 3.625 4.025 5.900 6.200 6.050 6.450 5.825 5.425 5.400 5.175 4.750 4.325 4.125 4.600 3.775 3.300 3.725 5.036 5.418 5.232 4.975 4.707 4.489 2022
Nicaragua Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Nicaraguan córdoba Data last updated: 03/2024 9.800 6.400 12.200 6.998 6.537 5.559 5.193 5.935 6.062 8.158 7.829 5.930 5.912 5.746 6.557 5.909 4.481 3.670 5.500 5.341 6.564 11.100 7.518 7.157 6.763 6.355 5.969 5.498 4.889 4.153 2022
Niger Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Nigeria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2020. There is no data for the period between 2018Q3 and 2020Q2 and for 2020Q3. Latest actual data available from the source is 2020Q4. Employment type: The new definition of unemployment uses a variant of the ILO definition. People who worked 20-40 hours are now reported as underemployed rather than unemployed. Primary domestic currency: Nigerian naira Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.092 5.957 10.566 9.955 7.841 9.000 13.375 17.462 22.562 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2020
North Macedonia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Macedonian denar Data last updated: 03/2024 31.727 30.515 31.944 36.687 37.150 37.250 36.025 34.925 33.775 32.175 32.050 31.375 31.000 29.000 28.025 26.050 23.750 22.375 20.725 17.250 16.375 15.425 14.375 14.300 14.100 14.000 13.900 13.900 13.900 13.900 2023
Norway Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Norwegian krone Data last updated: 03/2024 3.426 3.546 3.889 4.494 4.471 4.616 3.444 2.539 2.747 3.266 3.794 3.364 3.294 3.773 3.617 4.531 4.740 4.216 3.854 3.728 4.595 4.410 3.252 3.600 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 3.800 2023
Oman Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Pakistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: FY2020/21. Fiscal year data are mapped to calendar year as follows: FY(t/t+1) = CY(t+1) Employment type: Employment/Unemployment definitions follow ILO criteria, but are applied to all individuals aged 10 years old or more Primary domestic currency: Pakistan rupee Data last updated: 03/2024 7.820 7.820 8.270 8.270 7.690 7.690 6.200 5.200 5.200 5.460 5.550 5.950 5.950 5.975 6.000 5.900 5.880 5.832 5.800 6.900 6.562 6.300 6.200 8.500 8.000 7.500 6.500 5.500 5.000 6.000 2021
Palau Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Panama Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 13.526 14.026 13.489 13.042 11.749 9.781 8.662 6.372 5.579 6.557 6.516 4.481 4.050 4.098 4.823 5.052 5.494 6.130 5.956 7.070 18.548 11.293 8.800 7.431 8.400 8.000 7.700 7.700 7.700 7.700 2023
Papua New Guinea Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Paraguay Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Paraguayan guaraní Data last updated: 03/2024 7.300 7.600 10.800 8.059 7.307 5.831 6.653 5.601 5.728 6.398 5.674 5.621 4.573 5.021 6.038 5.351 5.998 6.086 6.236 6.569 7.708 7.510 6.808 6.190 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995 5.995 2023
Peru Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Peruvian sol Data last updated: 03/2024 7.847 9.246 9.413 9.428 9.435 9.583 8.527 8.425 8.375 8.384 7.891 7.743 6.800 5.945 5.942 6.484 6.743 6.877 6.640 6.574 13.078 10.763 7.742 6.787 6.600 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 2023
Philippines Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Accessed via Haver Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. Please note that data prior to 2005 are not based on harmonized ILO definition but based on national definition. Primary domestic currency: Philippine peso Data last updated: 03/2024 11.175 11.125 11.400 11.400 11.825 11.350 7.950 7.325 7.400 7.475 7.325 7.025 6.975 7.075 6.800 6.275 5.475 5.725 5.325 5.100 10.400 7.783 5.400 4.350 5.083 5.183 5.183 5.183 5.183 5.183 2023
Poland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Polish zloty Data last updated: 03/2024 16.087 18.242 20.235 19.942 19.276 18.052 14.169 9.944 7.466 8.514 9.635 9.632 10.088 10.328 8.988 7.499 6.161 4.888 3.846 3.279 3.163 3.373 2.874 2.820 2.928 2.986 3.045 3.200 3.259 3.317 2023
Portugal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 4.717 4.801 5.779 7.038 7.392 8.343 8.408 8.722 8.315 10.177 11.506 13.445 16.516 17.092 14.535 12.939 11.452 9.208 7.175 6.675 7.150 6.692 6.142 6.583 6.484 6.344 6.251 6.157 6.157 6.157 2023
Puerto Rico Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition. Consistent with U.S. definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 10.100 11.400 12.300 12.000 10.600 11.300 10.500 11.200 11.800 15.300 16.400 15.900 14.500 14.300 13.900 12.100 11.800 10.800 9.200 8.300 8.800 8.000 6.000 6.852 6.677 6.552 6.127 6.002 6.227 6.227 2022
Qatar Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Romania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Formally, Eurostat. Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. Definition of employment was changed to reflect methodological changes from January 2021 onwards. Primary domestic currency: Romanian leu Data last updated: 03/2024 7.592 7.392 8.317 7.750 7.983 7.125 7.175 6.342 5.600 8.425 9.025 9.092 8.692 8.992 8.592 8.392 7.200 6.092 5.250 4.892 6.075 5.608 5.625 5.567 5.600 5.400 5.200 5.100 5.000 4.900 2022
Russia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Russian ruble Data last updated: 03/2024 10.558 8.942 8.042 8.233 7.733 7.150 7.050 6.025 6.233 8.242 7.358 6.508 5.450 5.500 5.158 5.575 5.525 5.200 4.800 4.600 5.783 4.825 3.942 3.167 3.117 3.201 3.535 3.435 3.535 3.669 2023
Rwanda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Samoa Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
San Marino Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a 3.540 3.921 4.119 3.362 3.560 3.313 3.021 3.114 4.483 4.945 5.469 6.950 8.079 8.739 9.183 8.597 8.095 8.009 7.663 7.342 5.238 4.318 4.045 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945 3.945 2022
São Tomé and Príncipe Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2017 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Data last updated: 02/2024 14.400 15.730 17.630 16.360 16.120 16.470 16.650 15.852 15.712 15.095 14.628 14.127 13.590 13.525 13.472 13.433 13.416 13.472 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2017
Saudi Arabia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. General Authority for Statistics, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GSTAT) Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. Unemployment rate updated to include expat workers Primary domestic currency: Saudi riyal Data last updated: 03/2024 4.571 4.617 5.265 5.562 5.822 6.051 6.254 5.645 5.176 5.377 5.548 5.772 5.524 5.568 5.721 5.591 5.600 5.900 6.025 5.625 7.650 6.600 5.600 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Senegal Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Serbia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia Latest actual data: 2022 Notes: While the Labor Force Survey has been conducted every quarter since Q1 2014, data up to 2021 and from 2021 onward are not comparable. Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. The methodology is harmonized with ILO and Eurostat. Primary domestic currency: Serbian dinar Data last updated: 03/2024 12.100 12.200 14.470 16.000 19.530 21.830 21.560 18.800 14.400 16.900 20.000 23.600 24.600 23.000 20.552 18.924 16.382 14.493 13.673 11.193 9.728 11.008 9.396 9.458 9.400 9.326 9.260 9.194 9.127 9.062 2022
Seychelles Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2020 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Seychelles rupee Data last updated: 03/2024 3.112 4.412 4.064 3.151 3.531 3.624 2.511 1.863 1.716 5.136 4.605 4.130 3.705 3.325 2.983 2.684 2.684 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 2020
Sierra Leone Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Singapore Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition. Prior to 1986 unemployment data excludes non-residents. Primary domestic currency: Singapore dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 2.675 2.650 3.550 3.950 3.350 3.125 2.650 2.125 2.225 3.025 2.175 2.025 1.950 1.900 1.950 1.900 2.075 2.175 2.100 2.250 3.000 2.650 2.100 1.925 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 2022
Slovak Republic Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Eurostat & Haver Analytics Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 18.900 19.458 18.825 17.700 18.358 16.358 13.442 11.217 9.592 12.100 14.433 13.617 13.908 14.175 13.108 11.475 9.658 8.058 6.508 5.717 6.633 6.808 6.175 5.842 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900 5.900 2023
Slovenia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 6.742 6.192 6.342 6.725 6.325 6.550 6.000 4.875 4.425 5.900 7.250 8.225 8.900 10.100 9.750 9.000 8.025 6.575 5.125 4.450 5.000 4.725 4.000 3.675 3.721 3.778 3.840 3.889 3.923 4.010 2023
Solomon Islands Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Somalia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
South Africa Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: South African rand Data last updated: 03/2024 23.000 25.950 27.800 27.650 25.150 24.650 23.550 23.000 22.525 23.700 24.875 24.800 24.875 24.725 25.100 25.350 26.725 27.450 27.125 28.700 29.175 34.300 33.500 32.800 33.465 33.882 34.179 34.456 34.730 35.003 2022
South Sudan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Spain Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2024 13.857 10.540 11.450 11.485 10.965 9.153 8.453 8.233 11.245 17.855 19.858 21.390 24.788 26.095 24.443 22.058 19.635 17.225 15.255 14.105 15.533 14.785 12.918 12.115 11.642 11.340 11.040 11.040 11.040 11.040 2023
Sri Lanka Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Department of Census and Statistics Latest actual data: 2021 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Sri Lankan rupee Data last updated: 03/2024 7.573 7.900 8.800 8.400 8.300 7.700 6.600 6.200 6.000 5.900 5.000 4.100 4.000 4.400 4.300 4.700 4.400 4.200 4.400 4.800 5.500 5.100 5.250 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2021
St. Kitts and Nevis Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
St. Lucia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Sudan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: Ministry of Labor and Civil Service and Human Resource Development and staff estimates., World Bank estimates. Latest actual data: 2011 Employment type: labor market data is not available Primary domestic currency: Sudanese pound Data last updated: 03/2024 15.200 15.000 15.900 15.800 16.183 17.010 17.493 16.770 16.040 14.894 13.733 12.033 14.800 15.200 19.800 21.600 20.600 19.600 19.500 22.100 26.830 28.328 32.137 45.961 49.543 48.166 45.741 43.414 42.090 41.018 2011
Suriname Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Data published by the Central Bank of Suriname (Table 23), compiled by the National Statistics Office. Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Surinamese dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 13.767 13.729 9.658 6.549 8.383 11.084 12.281 10.682 9.361 8.711 7.200 7.500 8.100 6.600 5.500 7.000 10.000 7.000 9.000 8.797 11.147 11.200 10.900 10.600 10.300 10.000 9.900 8.699 8.178 7.657 2022
Sweden Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Swedish krona Data last updated: 03/2024 6.342 5.967 6.083 6.692 7.517 7.908 7.167 6.242 6.275 8.417 8.700 7.875 8.067 8.108 8.042 7.517 7.058 6.783 6.433 6.908 8.483 8.892 7.483 7.667 8.365 8.243 7.700 7.500 7.500 7.500 2023
Switzerland Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Swiss franc Data last updated: 03/2024 1.824 1.703 2.546 3.691 3.879 3.763 3.332 2.766 2.577 3.701 3.516 2.843 2.905 3.158 3.044 3.178 3.323 3.088 2.547 2.306 3.170 2.993 2.166 2.035 2.250 2.400 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2023
Syria Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Syrian pound Data last updated: n/a 13.483 8.171 11.672 10.781 12.288 8.089 8.182 8.406 10.924 8.139 8.613 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2010
Taiwan Province of China Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition. Labor Force It is defined as those civilians who, during the reference week, are 15 years of age or over and who are available to work, including both the employed and the unemployed. Employed Population Including all persons who, during the reference week, work for pay or work for 15 hours or more as unpaid family workers. Unemployed Population Including all the persons who, during the reference week, are 15 years of age or over and under the following conditions: - No job - Available to work - Seeking for a job, or had sought work waiting for result. Besides, the unemployed population also includes the persons who are waiting to recall or start a new job but not working and paid yet Primary domestic currency: New Taiwan dollar Data last updated: 02/2024 2.990 4.570 5.170 4.990 4.440 4.130 3.910 3.910 4.140 5.850 5.210 4.390 4.240 4.180 3.960 3.780 3.920 3.760 3.710 3.730 3.850 3.950 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 3.670 2023
Tajikistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2020 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Tajik somoni Data last updated: 03/2024 2.600 2.500 2.600 2.300 2.200 2.100 2.300 2.500 2.300 2.100 2.200 2.492 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2020
Tanzania Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Thailand Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Labour Force Survey, downloaded from CEIC Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Thai baht Data last updated: 03/2024 3.600 3.300 2.400 2.200 2.100 1.900 1.500 1.400 1.400 1.500 1.000 0.700 0.700 0.700 0.800 0.900 1.000 1.200 1.100 1.000 1.700 1.900 1.300 1.200 1.100 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 2022
Timor-Leste Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Togo Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tonga Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Trinidad and Tobago Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tunisia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Tunisian dinar Data last updated: 03/2024 15.691 15.126 15.263 14.514 14.237 12.819 12.511 12.397 12.442 13.290 13.048 18.889 16.723 15.330 14.959 15.390 15.544 15.513 15.530 14.889 17.400 16.200 15.200 16.400 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Türkiye Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Turkish lira Data last updated: 03/2024 5.997 7.804 9.764 9.925 9.688 9.213 8.725 8.897 9.849 12.950 11.035 8.983 8.316 8.878 9.897 10.316 10.915 10.918 10.907 13.731 13.147 11.960 10.466 9.388 9.600 9.593 9.543 9.524 9.524 9.526 2023
Turkmenistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Tuvalu Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Uganda Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Ukraine Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office. Formally, the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine Latest actual data: 2021. Starting in 2014, data excludes Crimea and Sevastopol. Data officially published for 2013 have been recalculated by the IMF staff to exclude Crimea and Sevastopol to ensure a comparable base going forward. Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Ukrainian hryvnia Data last updated: 03/2024 11.483 10.789 9.629 9.057 8.588 7.185 6.810 6.351 6.363 8.843 8.097 7.856 7.529 7.172 9.275 9.143 9.450 9.650 9.000 8.500 9.150 9.835 24.528 19.072 14.514 13.824 11.565 10.364 9.167 8.792 2021
United Arab Emirates Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
United Kingdom Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: British pound Data last updated: 04/2024 5.450 5.100 5.200 5.000 4.750 4.825 5.425 5.350 5.725 7.625 7.900 8.100 7.975 7.625 6.200 5.425 4.950 4.450 4.175 3.925 4.650 4.625 3.875 4.025 4.150 4.050 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 2023
United States Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 03/2024 3.967 4.742 5.783 5.992 5.542 5.083 4.608 4.617 5.800 9.283 9.608 8.933 8.075 7.358 6.158 5.275 4.875 4.358 3.892 3.675 8.092 5.350 3.633 3.625 3.993 4.221 4.258 4.214 4.163 4.112 2023
Uruguay Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Uruguayan peso Data last updated: 03/2024 13.400 15.192 16.750 17.150 13.342 12.142 10.783 9.400 7.925 7.783 7.025 6.342 6.325 6.508 6.625 7.525 7.867 7.925 8.367 8.925 10.350 9.375 7.867 8.325 8.090 7.961 8.030 7.965 8.000 8.000 2022
Uzbekistan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023. Latest annual data is 2023. Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Uzbek som Data last updated: 03/2024 n/a n/a 5.200 4.900 3.600 3.000 5.200 4.990 4.893 5.041 5.357 4.963 4.874 4.860 5.087 5.153 5.163 5.830 9.347 8.976 10.531 9.625 8.851 8.351 7.851 7.351 6.851 6.351 5.851 5.351 2023
Vanuatu Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Venezuela Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2011 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Venezuelan bolívar Data last updated: 02/2024 14.008 13.358 15.996 18.188 15.067 12.242 9.958 8.492 7.354 7.879 8.508 8.204 7.823 7.470 6.700 7.400 20.863 27.886 35.554 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2011
Vietnam Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Vietnamese dong Data last updated: 03/2024 6.420 6.280 6.010 5.780 5.600 5.310 4.820 4.640 2.380 2.900 2.880 2.220 1.960 2.180 2.100 2.330 2.300 2.240 2.190 2.170 2.480 3.200 2.320 2.010 2.063 2.030 1.998 1.965 1.933 1.933 2022
West Bank and Gaza Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2022 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Israeli new shekel Data last updated: 03/2024 14.300 25.300 31.200 25.500 26.800 23.500 23.700 21.700 26.600 24.500 23.700 20.900 23.000 23.400 26.900 25.900 26.900 25.450 26.250 25.350 25.925 26.392 24.420 28.650 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2022
Yemen Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Zambia Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
Zimbabwe Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Units
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database April 2024
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