Unemployment rate by country: the latest data

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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.

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

Countries Latest available value Reference date Value 3 months ago Value 12 months ago
Albania 10.71 Q2 / 2023 10.85 11.10
Algeria 11.10 Q4 / 2017 11.70 9.90
Andorra 2.10 Q1 / 2023 1.70 2.30
Angola 29.60 Q4 / 2022 30.00 32.90
Argentina 6.20 Q2 / 2023 6.90 6.90
Armenia 13.72 Q1 / 2023 14.53 15.51
Australia 3.35 Jun / 2023 3.77 3.47
Austria 5.30 Jul / 2023 5.20 4.30
Azerbaijan 5.50 Q2 / 2023 5.60 5.80
Barbados 7.20 Q4 / 2022 7.10 10.90
Belarus 3.38 Q2 / 2023 3.60 3.67
Belgium 5.70 Jul / 2023 5.50 5.70
Bolivia 3.14 Apr / 2023 3.94 4.01
Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.96 Jun / 2023 29.28 29.99
Brazil 8.00 Jun / 2023 8.80 9.30
Bulgaria 4.30 Jul / 2023 4.80 3.90
Canada 5.20 Jun / 2023 5.40 4.70
Chile 8.53 Jun / 2023 8.81 7.81
China 5.20 Q2 / 2023 5.30 5.50
Colombia 9.34 Jun / 2023 10.03 11.26
Costa Rica 9.58 Q2 / 2023 10.60 11.68
Croatia 6.50 Jul / 2023 6.60 6.50
Cyprus 7.00 Jul / 2023 5.80 7.40
Czechia 2.90 Jul / 2023 2.70 2.30
Denmark 5.90 Jul / 2023 4.90 4.70
Dominican Republic 5.23 Q1 / 2023 4.78 6.43
Ecuador 3.80 Q2 / 2023 3.60 4.00
Egypt 7.00 Q2 / 2023 7.10 7.20
Estonia 7.30 Jul / 2023 6.20 5.90
Euro area 6.10 Jun / 2023 6.70 6.40
Faroe Islands 0.60 May / 2023 0.80 0.80
Finland 6.70 Aug / 2023 9.00 6.70
France 7.20 Jul / 2023 7.00 7.10
Georgia 16.74 Q2 / 2023 18.00 18.15
Germany 3.00 Jul / 2023 3.10 3.40
Greece 9.90 Jul / 2023 11.80 11.80
Hong Kong 3.00 Jun / 2023 3.10 4.80
Hungary 3.90 Jul / 2023 3.90 3.50
Iceland 2.20 Jun / 2023 3.30 3.30
India 7.80 Mar / 2023 8.30 7.57
Iran 8.20 Q4 / 2022 8.90 9.60
Ireland 4.30 Aug / 2023 4.30 4.60
Israel 3.60 Jun / 2023 3.70 3.30
Italy 7.20 Jul / 2023 8.00 7.40
Jamaica 4.50 Q1 / 2023 6.60 7.10
Japan 2.60 Jun / 2023 2.80 2.70
Jordan 22.30 Q2 / 2023 21.90 22.60
Kazakhstan 4.70 Q2 / 2023 4.80 4.90
Kenya 4.90 Q4 / 2022 5.30 5.60
Kyrgyzstan 2.80 Jun / 2023 2.80 2.90
Latvia 6.50 Jul / 2023 6.30 6.90
Liechtenstein 1.40 Dec / 2022 1.20 1.50
Lithuania 5.90 Jul / 2023 6.90 5.70
Luxembourg 5.10 Jul / 2023 4.90 4.40
Macao 2.80 Jun / 2023 3.10 3.70
North Macedonia 13.09 Q2 / 2023 13.26 14.47
Malaysia 3.40 Jun / 2023 3.50 3.80
Malta 2.50 Jul / 2023 2.60 2.90
Mauritius 6.66 Q1 / 2023 6.80 8.65
Mexico 2.68 Jun / 2023 2.78 3.37
Moldova 3.80 Q2 / 2023 5.50 2.40
Mongolia 5.80 Q2 / 2023 6.60 7.80
Montenegro 12.90 Q2 / 2023 15.50 14.58
Morocco 12.40 Q2 / 2023 12.90 11.20
Netherlands 3.60 Aug / 2023 3.50 3.70
New Zealand 3.60 Jun / 2023 3.30 3.90
Nigeria 33.28 Q4 / 2020 27.11 21.80
Norway 3.40 Jul / 2023 3.50 2.60
Palestine 24.70 Q2 / 2023 25.20 24.20
Paraguay 6.48 Q1 / 2023 5.68 8.47
Philippines 4.85 Q2 / 2023 4.48 5.21
Poland 2.70 Jul / 2023 2.60 2.80
Portugal 5.90 Jul / 2023 6.60 5.60
Puerto Rico 6.10 Aug / 2023 6.10 5.70
Qatar 0.13 Q1 / 2023 0.13 0.13
Romania 5.40 Jul / 2023 5.40 5.40
Russia 3.10 Jun / 2023 3.45 3.94
Rwanda 16.82 Q2 / 2023 17.23 23.03
Saudi Arabia 4.90 Q2 / 2023 5.09 5.81
Senegal 21.50 Q1 / 2023 21.90 25.80
Serbia 9.60 Q2 / 2023 10.10 8.90
Seychelles 3.30 Q4 / 2020 4.80 2.30
Singapore 1.90 Q2 / 2023 1.80 2.10
Slovakia 5.70 Jul / 2023 5.80 6.10
Slovenia 3.60 Jul / 2023 3.70 4.20
South Africa 32.60 Q2 / 2023 32.90 33.90
South Korea 2.70 Jun / 2023 2.90 3.00
Spain 11.20 Jul / 2023 12.10 12.40
Sri Lanka 5.20 Jun / 2023 5.00 5.40
Sweden 7.70 Aug / 2023 7.90 6.60
Switzerland 3.60 Jun / 2023 4.20 4.00
Taiwan 3.49 Jun / 2023 3.56 3.74
Tajikistan 2.20 Mar / 2019 2.20 2.20
Thailand 1.06 Q2 / 2023 1.05 1.37
Trinidad and Tobago 4.90 Q1 / 2023 4.70 5.10
Tunisia 15.60 Q2 / 2023 16.10 15.30
Turkey 9.00 Jun / 2023 10.30 9.70
USA 3.60 Jun / 2023 3.50 3.60
Ukraine 10.50 Q4 / 2021 9.10 10.10
United Arab Emirates 4.20 Q1 / 2018 3.90 4.70
United Kingdom 4.30 Jun / 2023 3.80 3.60
Uruguay 8.50 Jan / 2023 7.83 7.40
Venezuela 6.40 Dec / 2018 6.70 6.10
Vietnam 2.30 Q2 / 2023 2.25 2.32
Zambia 12.50 Q4 / 2018 11.10 14.38
Zimbabwe 19.70 Jun / 2023 20.10 0.00
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