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Unemployment Rate: 2024 Countries
Unemployment Rate: 2024 Countries
CountriesUnemployment RateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]3.9%
0.200.30February 2024
Euro zone [+]7.6%
-0.20-0.80July 2021
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
0.100.20January 2024
Germany [+]3.1%
00.10January 2024
France [+]7.5%
-0.100.40January 2024
Japan [+]2.4%
-0.10-0.10January 2024
Spain [+]11.6%
-0.10-1.40January 2024
Italy [+]7.2%
0-0.70January 2024
Portugal [+]6.5%
0-0.50January 2024
Greece [+]10.4%
0-0.90January 2024
Ireland [+]4.2%
-0.300.10February 2024
Argentina [+]8.5%
-0.80September 2016
Austria [+]5.0%
-0.40-0.20January 2024
Australia [+]4.1%
0.140.42January 2024
Belgium [+]5.5%
-0.10-0.20January 2024
Bulgaria [+]4.4%
0.100.40January 2024
Brazil [+]13.2%
-0.50-1.20August 2021
Canada [+]5.8%
0.100.70February 2024
Switzerland [+]4.1%
0-0.20December 2023
Chile [+]8.4%
-0.040.40December 2023
Colombia [+]9.3%
-0.02-1.50September 2023
Cyprus [+]6.7%
0.400.20January 2024
Czechia [+]3.0%
0.200.50January 2024
Denmark [+]5.3%
0.301.20January 2024
Estonia [+]7.0%
0.101.80January 2024
Finland [+]7.7%
0.200.70January 2024
Croatia [+]6.0%
-0.10-0.50January 2024
Hungary [+]4.3%
0.100.50January 2024
Iceland [+]3.9%
0.700.70December 2023
Lithuania [+]7.7%
0.701.00January 2024
Luxembourg [+]5.6%
0.100.70January 2024
Latvia [+]6.9%
-0.100.70January 2024
Malta [+]2.6%
0.20-0.40January 2024
Mexico [+]2.9%
0.24-0.15January 2024
Netherlands [+]3.6%
00January 2024
Norway [+]4.5%
1.001.00January 2024
Poland [+]2.9%
-0.100.20January 2024
Romania [+]5.7%
0.100.10January 2024
Russia [+]4.3%
0-1.80November 2021
Sweden [+]8.0%
-0.200.30February 2024
Slovenia [+]3.3%
-0.10-0.20January 2024
Slovakia [+]5.5%
-0.10-0.60January 2024
Türkiye [+]8.8%
-0.10-1.50December 2023
Uruguay [+]8.6%
0.500.86March 2023
Venezuela [+]6.4%
-0.900.30December 2018
South Africa [+]32.7%
0-2.60December 2022
< Unemployment Rate 2023
Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]7.3%
8.8%
5.9%
January 2024
Euro zone [+]16.5%
16.3%
16.7%
July 2021
United Kingdom [+]12.1%
14.9%
9.0%
January 2024
Germany [+]5.7%
6.5%
4.8%
January 2024
France [+]17.3%
17.8%
16.7%
January 2024
Japan [+]3.7%
4.6%
3.0%
January 2024
Spain [+]28.6%
29.4%
27.7%
January 2024
Italy [+]21.8%
20.8%
24.9%
January 2024
Portugal [+]23.3%
23.8%
22.8%
January 2024
Greece [+]22.9%
21.4%
24.6%
January 2024
Ireland [+]10.5%
9.9%
11.1%
February 2024
Austria [+]10.4%
9.2%
11.7%
January 2024
Australia [+]16.3%
16.7%
16.3%
July 2020
Belgium [+]17.2%
18.2%
16.3%
December 2023
Bulgaria [+]15.8%
16.5%
14.7%
January 2024
Canada [+]11.6%
12.0%
11.1%
February 2024
Switzerland [+]8.1%
8.4%
7.9%
December 2023
Chile [+]26.4%
28.7%
23.5%
October 2018
Cyprus [+]18.4%
20.9%
16.0%
December 2023
Czechia [+]8.1%
7.5%
8.9%
January 2024
Denmark [+]11.3%
10.2%
9.5%
January 2024
Estonia [+]18.1%
17.4%
18.7%
January 2024
Finland [+]18.7%
20.2%
17.4%
January 2024
Croatia [+]18.5%
16.9%
21.1%
December 2023
Hungary [+]14.3%
15.3%
12.9%
January 2024
Iceland [+]10.3%
4.9%
15.9%
December 2023
Lithuania [+]16.6%
23.1%
10.2%
January 2024
Luxembourg [+]20.0%
16.9%
23.8%
January 2024
Latvia [+]13.8%
15.5%
11.7%
January 2024
Malta [+]7.8%
8.9%
6.5%
January 2024
Netherlands [+]8.2%
8.6%
7.8%
January 2024
Norway [+]12.5%
13.0%
12.0%
January 2024
Poland [+]12.2%
12.2%
12.2%
January 2024
Romania [+]22.1%
22.0%
22.2%
December 2023
Sweden [+]22.3%
24.6%
19.8%
February 2024
Slovenia [+]10.6%
10.7%
10.5%
December 2023
Slovakia [+]19.0%
22.7%
13.4%
January 2024
Türkiye [+]15.5%
11.5%
22.8%
December 2023
Uruguay [+]28.7%
27.4%
30.5%
March 2023
South Africa [+]61.0%
December 2022
< Unemployment Rate 2023
Unemployment Rate: By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.8%
3.9%
February 2024
Euro zone [+]7.1%
8.1%
July 2021
United Kingdom [+]4.1%
3.7%
January 2024
Germany [+]3.2%
2.9%
January 2024
France [+]7.6%
7.5%
January 2024
Japan [+]2.5%
2.3%
January 2024
Spain [+]10.1%
13.2%
January 2024
Italy [+]6.5%
8.2%
January 2024
Portugal [+]6.1%
6.9%
January 2024
Greece [+]8.0%
13.2%
January 2024
Ireland [+]3.9%
4.5%
February 2024
Austria [+]5.4%
4.5%
January 2024
Australia [+]4.1%
4.0%
January 2024
Belgium [+]5.6%
5.4%
January 2024
Bulgaria [+]4.5%
4.3%
January 2024
Canada [+]6.1%
5.5%
February 2024
Switzerland [+]3.9%
4.3%
December 2023
Chile [+]8.8%
7.3%
December 2023
Colombia [+]7.7%
11.3%
September 2023
Cyprus [+]7.0%
6.4%
January 2024
Czechia [+]2.5%
3.6%
January 2024
Denmark [+]5.0%
5.6%
January 2024
Estonia [+]6.8%
7.3%
January 2024
Finland [+]8.5%
6.9%
January 2024
Croatia [+]5.4%
6.8%
January 2024
Hungary [+]4.4%
4.3%
January 2024
Iceland [+]3.2%
4.8%
December 2023
Lithuania [+]8.7%
6.7%
January 2024
Luxembourg [+]5.6%
5.7%
January 2024
Latvia [+]7.9%
5.9%
January 2024
Malta [+]2.5%
2.8%
January 2024
Mexico [+]2.8%
2.9%
January 2024
Netherlands [+]3.5%
3.8%
January 2024
Norway [+]4.7%
4.1%
January 2024
Poland [+]2.8%
3.0%
January 2024
Romania [+]6.3%
5.0%
January 2024
Russia [+]5.6%
5.3%
November 2013
Sweden [+]8.4%
7.6%
February 2024
Slovenia [+]3.1%
3.4%
January 2024
Slovakia [+]5.4%
5.7%
January 2024
Türkiye [+]7.1%
12.0%
December 2023
Uruguay [+]7.8%
9.6%
March 2023
Venezuela [+]6.2%
6.6%
December 2018
South Africa [+]30.4%
35.5%
December 2022
< Unemployment Rate 2023

Unemployment (or joblessness) occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work. Therefore, the unemployed in a country are those with age, ability and desire to work (labor force) but do not have a job.

The number of unemployed in a country usually was expressed in terms of the labor force, and it is called unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is a percentage and it is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed people by all individuals currently in the labor force.

Unemployment rate = Total Unemployed / Labor force