Unemployment rate by country: the latest data

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The unemployment rate represents the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.



Countries Latest value Reference Three months ago One year ago
Albania 8.65 Q1 / 2025 8.76 8.79
Algeria 11.10 Q4 / 2017 11.70 9.90
Andorra 1.40 Q4 / 2024 1.60 1.10
Angola 30.42 Q4 / 2024 30.80 31.90
Argentina 7.90 Q1 / 2025 6.40 7.70
Armenia 12.94 Q4 / 2024 13.29 13.10
Australia 4.31 Mar / 2025 3.79 4.13
Austria 5.00 May / 2025 6.20 5.10
Azerbaijan 5.30 Q1 / 2025 5.30 5.50
Barbados 6.90 Q1 / 2024 8.20 8.90
Belarus 2.76 Q1 / 2025 3.03 3.26
Belgium 6.20 May / 2025 6.20 5.30
Bolivia 2.58 Feb / 2025 2.38 3.27
Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.50 Mar / 2025 27.21 28.22
Brazil 7.00 Mar / 2025 6.20 7.90
Bulgaria 3.70 May / 2025 3.90 4.20
Canada 7.10 Mar / 2025 6.20 6.50
Chile 8.71 Mar / 2025 8.08 8.68
China 5.20 Q1 / 2025 5.10 5.20
Colombia 9.62 Mar / 2025 9.13 11.29
Costa Rica 7.47 Q1 / 2025 6.88 7.82
Croatia 4.00 May / 2025 5.30 4.60
Cyprus 3.10 May / 2025 5.20 4.20
Czechia 2.70 May / 2025 2.70 2.60
Denmark 5.00 May / 2025 5.90 5.80
Dominican Republic 4.81 Q4 / 2024 5.26 4.99
Ecuador 3.30 Q1 / 2025 2.70 3.80
Egypt 6.30 Q1 / 2025 6.40 6.70
Estonia 7.90 May / 2025 8.60 7.60
Euro area 6.30 Dec / 2024 6.20 6.40
Faroe Islands 1.20 Mar / 2025 1.00 1.20
Finland 10.50 May / 2025 9.40 10.20
France 6.60 May / 2025 7.70 7.00
Georgia 14.65 Q1 / 2025 14.21 14.02
Germany 3.80 May / 2025 3.70 3.60
Greece 7.30 May / 2025 10.10 10.30
Hong Kong 3.20 Mar / 2025 3.00 2.90
Hungary 4.30 May / 2025 4.50 4.30
Iceland 3.60 Mar / 2025 3.70 4.40
India 7.80 Mar / 2023 8.30 7.57
Iran 8.20 Q2 / 2023 9.00 9.20
Ireland 4.30 Jun / 2025 4.40 4.70
Israel 2.70 Feb / 2025 2.70 3.30
Italy 6.80 May / 2025 6.60 6.50
Jamaica 3.70 Q1 / 2025 3.50 5.40
Japan 2.70 Apr / 2025 2.30 2.80
Jordan 21.30 Q1 / 2025 21.30 21.40
Kazakhstan 4.60 Q1 / 2025 4.60 4.70
Kenya 4.90 Q4 / 2022 5.30 5.60
Kyrgyzstan 1.70 Mar / 2025 1.80 2.30
Latvia 6.80 May / 2025 7.50 6.90
Liechtenstein 1.90 Dec / 2024 1.70 1.40
Lithuania 6.30 May / 2025 6.90 6.70
Luxembourg 6.40 May / 2025 6.90 6.00
Macao 1.90 Apr / 2025 1.60 1.90
North Macedonia 11.92 Q4 / 2024 12.34 10.08
Malaysia 3.10 Mar / 2025 3.20 3.30
Malta 2.70 May / 2025 2.70 3.30
Mauritius 6.04 Q1 / 2025 5.74 6.23
Mexico 2.62 Mar / 2025 2.60 2.69
Moldova 4.40 Q1 / 2025 3.90 4.40
Mongolia 5.40 Q1 / 2025 5.30 5.10
Montenegro 11.20 Q1 / 2025 11.60 11.90
Morocco 13.30 Q1 / 2025 13.30 13.70
Netherlands 3.60 May / 2025 4.10 3.50
New Zealand 5.10 Mar / 2025 4.60 3.20
Nigeria 33.28 Q4 / 2020 27.11 21.80
Norway 4.80 May / 2025 4.00 4.20
Palestine 30.20 Q1 / 2025 28.80 35.20
Paraguay 4.55 Q4 / 2024 5.34 5.23
Philippines 4.07 Q1 / 2025 4.27 4.05
Poland 3.10 May / 2025 3.50 2.60
Portugal 6.10 May / 2025 6.60 6.10
Puerto Rico 5.50 Apr / 2025 5.40 5.60
Qatar 0.13 Q1 / 2024 0.13 0.14
Romania 5.60 May / 2025 6.20 5.10
Russia 2.39 Sep / 2024 2.44 3.01
Rwanda 14.68 Q4 / 2024 15.27 16.85
Saudi Arabia 2.80 Q1 / 2025 3.48 3.54
Senegal 20.00 Q4 / 2024 20.30 22.30
Serbia 9.10 Q1 / 2025 8.60 9.40
Seychelles 2.00 Q4 / 2024 3.20 2.80
Singapore 2.10 Q1 / 2025 1.90 2.10
Slovakia 5.20 May / 2025 5.40 5.10
Slovenia 3.70 May / 2025 4.10 3.30
South Africa 32.90 Q1 / 2025 31.90 32.90
South Korea 3.10 Mar / 2025 3.80 3.00
Spain 10.50 May / 2025 11.50 11.20
Sri Lanka 3.80 Q1 / 2025 4.20 4.50
Sweden 9.70 May / 2025 9.40 8.70
Switzerland 4.70 Mar / 2025 4.50 4.20
Taiwan 3.35 Mar / 2025 3.32 3.38
Tajikistan 2.20 Mar / 2019 2.20 2.20
Thailand 0.89 Q1 / 2025 0.88 1.01
Trinidad and Tobago 4.80 Q2 / 2024 5.40 3.70
Tunisia 15.70 Q1 / 2025 16.00 16.40
Turkey 8.00 Mar / 2025 8.70 8.80
USA 4.10 Jun / 2025 4.20 4.10
Ukraine 10.50 Q4 / 2021 9.10 10.10
United Arab Emirates 4.20 Q1 / 2018 3.90 4.70
United Kingdom 4.60 Mar / 2025 4.40 4.40
Uruguay 8.10 Jan / 2025 8.30 8.60
Venezuela 6.40 Dec / 2018 6.70 6.10
Vietnam 2.20 Q1 / 2025 2.22 2.24
Zambia 12.50 Q4 / 2018 11.10 14.38
Zimbabwe 21.80 Q3 / 2024 20.50 19.70



The table shows the latest data for the unemployment rate available from the national authorities. Note that these numbers are updated daily. The table also shows the unemployment rate three months ago and one year ago.

The unemployment rate is defined as the number of people who don't have a job and are actively looking for one as percent of the labor force. The labor force includes the employed and the unemployed people. Note that these categories do not include the so-called discouraged workers. These are people who can work and want to work but are not actively looking as they believe that they cannot find a job. Hence, besides unemployment, it is also useful to look at employment in order to evaluate the health of the labor market.

The unemployment rate includes three components: the structural unemployment that is generated as some sectors of the economy decline and others expand; the frictional unemployment that captures people who are between jobs for personal reasons; and the cyclical unemployment that is related to the business cycle. The more flexible the labor market in terms of hiring and firing and setting wages, the lower the first two components of the unemployment rate.

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