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Unemployment rate (LFS): 2023 Countries
Unemployment rate (LFS): 2023 Countries
CountriesUnemployment rateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]3.5%
-0.230.21December 2023
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
-1.000.30December 2020
Germany [+]3.1%
0.100.10December 2023
France [+]7.7%
0.200.40December 2023
Japan [+]2.4%
-0.200December 2023
Spain [+]11.8%
-0.08-1.11December 2023
Italy [+]7.5%
0.20-0.40December 2023
Portugal [+]6.7%
0.600.10December 2023
Greece [+]10.5%
-0.30-1.40December 2023
Ireland [+]4.2%
-0.400December 2023
Andorra [+]1.1%
-0.10-0.60December 2023
Albania [+]11.2%
-0.19-1.03December 2019
Armenia [+]10.0%
2.70-1.65December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.80March 2021
Argentina [+]6.2%
-0.65-0.63June 2023
Austria [+]5.0%
-0.200.20December 2023
Australia [+]3.6%
0.060.15September 2023
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]13.6%
0.50-1.20September 2023
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.9%
-0.43December 2022
Belgium [+]5.5%
-0.10-0.10December 2023
Bulgaria [+]4.2%
0.100.50December 2023
Bolivia [+]3.6%
0.38-0.90March 2023
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]2.8%
-2.22June 2023
Canada [+]5.3%
-0.490.67December 2023
Switzerland [+]4.0%
-0.30-0.20December 2023
Chile [+]9.3%
0.480.90September 2023
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]8.8%
-0.07-0.30December 2023
Costa Rica [+]7.6%
-1.38-3.52September 2023
Cyprus [+]5.9%
0.10-1.10December 2023
Czechia [+]2.6%
00.40December 2023
Denmark [+]5.9%
0.901.30December 2023
Dominican Republic [+]5.7%
-0.150.64September 2023
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.3%
-0.08-0.33September 2023
Estonia [+]6.3%
-1.000.90December 2023
Egypt [+]7.3%
-0.23-0.23December 2022
Finland [+]6.9%
00.70December 2023
Grenada [+]11.0%
-4.29-4.01June 2021
Georgia [+]15.7%
0.38-2.93December 2022
Guatemala [+]2.2%
0.26December 2021
Guyana [+]14.5%
-0.79September 2021
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]5.9%
0.40-0.90December 2023
Hungary [+]4.4%
0.300.50December 2023
Indonesia [+]2.5%
-0.96-0.93March 2023
Israel [+]4.2%
0.35-0.37December 2022
India [+]4.0%
-0.13-0.45December 2023
Iran [+]8.7%
-0.34-0.44December 2022
Iceland [+]3.4%
0.100.10December 2023
Jamaica [+]4.2%
-0.30December 2023
Jordan [+]18.0%
-1.39-2.32December 2021
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.2%
0.80-0.26December 2021
South Korea [+]2.5%
0.240.01December 2023
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]11.8%
-0.34-6.44September 2023
Sri Lanka [+]5.0%
-0.630.62December 2020
Lithuania [+]7.5%
1.301.10December 2023
Luxembourg [+]5.5%
00.90December 2023
Latvia [+]6.8%
0.300.10December 2023
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.4%
0.090.58September 2023
Montenegro [+]15.4%
0.62-5.81December 2021
North Macedonia [+]12.9%
-0.26-1.39September 2023
Myanmar [+]1.6%
1.001.36March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.1%
0.06-2.71December 2022
Malta [+]2.9%
-0.20-0.30December 2023
Mauritius [+]4.5%
-1.41-2.89December 2022
Mexico [+]3.0%
0.15-0.45September 2023
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]3.1%
-0.75March 2023
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.4%
-0.20-0.10December 2023
Norway [+]3.5%
-0.100.40December 2023
New Zealand [+]3.8%
0.320.64September 2023
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]4.7%
-0.230.75September 2023
Philippines [+]2.4%
-0.39-0.93December 2022
Pakistan [+]6.5%
-0.08June 2021
Poland [+]3.1%
0.400.20December 2023
State of Palestine [+]24.1%
-0.65-0.60September 2023
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]5.8%
0.400December 2023
Serbia [+]9.2%
0.200December 2023
Russia [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.54December 2022
Rwanda [+]18.3%
4.183.71December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]5.1%
0.21-0.66September 2023
Seychelles [+]3.1%
-0.34June 2023
Sweden [+]7.4%
0.200.60December 2023
Singapore [+]2.4%
-0.39-0.32December 2022
Slovenia [+]3.4%
-0.50-0.10December 2023
Slovakia [+]5.6%
-0.30-0.50December 2023
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.8%
1.15December 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
-0.07-0.21December 2022
Tunisia [+]16.1%
1.661.14December 2023
Türkiye [+]12.8%
-0.40-0.50December 2020
Trinidad and Tobago [+]4.2%
-0.600.13December 2022
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.01March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.5%
0.130.53June 2023
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
0.100.14September 2023
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]27.5%
-0.34-0.25December 2023
Zambia [+]3.9%
-3.40-1.79December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]8.8%
0.71-1.78June 2023
< Unemployment rate 2023-09
Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]7.7%
8.3%
7.0%
December 2023
United Kingdom [+]11.2%
12.7%
9.5%
December 2020
Germany [+]5.5%
6.3%
4.7%
December 2023
France [+]17.5%
18.4%
16.4%
December 2023
Japan [+]3.7%
4.7%
3.1%
December 2023
Spain [+]28.4%
29.3%
27.3%
December 2023
Italy [+]24.0%
21.8%
27.3%
December 2023
Portugal [+]23.9%
24.9%
22.8%
December 2023
Greece [+]28.8%
29.0%
28.6%
December 2023
Ireland [+]9.4%
9.0%
9.7%
December 2023
Andorra [+]3.8%
December 2023
Albania [+]27.2%
27.0%
27.5%
December 2019
Armenia [+]34.2%
41.4%
24.4%
December 2021
Angola [+]29.6%
31.9%
27.3%
March 2021
Argentina [+]16.4%
15.8%
17.2%
June 2023
Austria [+]10.1%
9.5%
10.9%
December 2023
Australia [+]8.1%
8.7%
7.4%
September 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]32.0%
32.5%
30.8%
September 2023
Bangladesh [+]14.9%
14.9%
14.9%
December 2022
Belgium [+]16.9%
18.8%
14.8%
December 2023
Bulgaria [+]14.1%
13.6%
14.7%
December 2023
Bolivia [+]6.0%
5.3%
6.9%
March 2023
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]6.7%
3.9%
11.1%
June 2023
Canada [+]10.5%
11.4%
9.6%
December 2023
Switzerland [+]7.4%
7.5%
7.3%
December 2023
Chile [+]22.4%
21.2%
23.9%
September 2023
Colombia [+]18.6%
15.8%
22.6%
December 2023
Costa Rica [+]22.2%
22.0%
22.7%
September 2023
Cyprus [+]18.6%
21.2%
16.1%
December 2023
Czechia [+]6.5%
5.6%
7.6%
December 2023
Denmark [+]13.6%
13.2%
14.0%
December 2023
Dominican Republic [+]12.0%
10.0%
14.8%
September 2023
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]7.0%
5.7%
9.4%
September 2023
Estonia [+]20.6%
19.9%
21.1%
December 2023
Egypt [+]19.8%
13.3%
53.1%
December 2022
Finland [+]14.1%
15.1%
13.3%
December 2023
Grenada [+]32.2%
28.9%
36.8%
June 2021
Georgia [+]38.4%
36.5%
41.8%
December 2022
Guatemala [+]3.9%
3.0%
5.4%
December 2021
Guyana [+]31.8%
25.7%
39.3%
September 2021
Hong Kong [+]20.6%
22.9%
18.3%
September 2020
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]19.8%
19.6%
20.2%
December 2023
Hungary [+]14.7%
15.2%
14.0%
December 2023
Indonesia [+]9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
March 2023
Israel [+]7.1%
7.6%
6.7%
December 2022
India [+]14.9%
14.6%
15.5%
December 2023
Iran [+]23.5%
20.4%
39.5%
December 2022
Iceland [+]8.9%
8.6%
9.2%
December 2023
Jamaica [+]12.6%
9.9%
15.9%
December 2023
Jordan [+]45.1%
42.5%
58.8%
December 2021
Kyrgyzstan [+]8.4%
8.0%
9.0%
December 2021
South Korea [+]5.1%
5.6%
4.7%
December 2023
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]32.8%
25.6%
39.6%
September 2023
Sri Lanka [+]24.6%
21.1%
32.4%
December 2020
Lithuania [+]18.3%
24.9%
12.3%
December 2023
Luxembourg [+]23.6%
22.9%
24.5%
December 2023
Latvia [+]13.7%
15.2%
11.9%
December 2023
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.5%
6.0%
11.1%
September 2023
Montenegro [+]37.5%
39.3%
34.9%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]30.7%
27.6%
36.5%
September 2023
Myanmar [+]5.3%
4.6%
6.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]9.0%
6.8%
12.4%
December 2022
Malta [+]8.4%
14.0%
4.3%
December 2023
Mauritius [+]14.8%
12.5%
18.6%
December 2022
Mexico [+]6.3%
5.8%
7.1%
September 2023
Nigeria [+]5.2%
4.0%
6.4%
March 2023
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]7.8%
8.2%
7.4%
December 2023
Norway [+]10.5%
10.7%
10.3%
December 2023
New Zealand [+]11.1%
11.1%
11.1%
September 2023
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]8.4%
7.5%
9.3%
September 2023
Philippines [+]7.0%
6.2%
8.3%
December 2022
Pakistan [+]10.7%
9.5%
14.3%
June 2021
Poland [+]12.7%
12.8%
12.6%
December 2023
State of Palestine [+]36.0%
31.1%
64.4%
September 2023
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]22.2%
22.2%
22.3%
December 2023
Serbia [+]26.0%
24.2%
29.1%
December 2023
Russia [+]13.0%
12.4%
13.7%
December 2022
Rwanda [+]27.1%
26.7%
27.4%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]16.6%
12.9%
25.0%
September 2023
Seychelles [+]9.4%
9.1%
9.6%
June 2023
Sweden [+]20.5%
21.2%
19.7%
December 2023
Singapore [+]5.5%
3.2%
8.1%
December 2022
Slovenia [+]10.8%
10.9%
10.6%
December 2023
Slovakia [+]20.1%
22.7%
16.1%
December 2023
Senegal [+]5.3%
3.3%
9.6%
December 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.7%
3.2%
6.7%
December 2022
Tunisia [+]40.1%
41.2%
37.9%
December 2023
Türkiye [+]25.1%
22.6%
29.9%
December 2020
Trinidad and Tobago [+]11.4%
11.8%
11.0%
December 2022
Taiwan [+]11.5%
12.3%
10.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]21.4%
22.1%
20.5%
June 2020
Uruguay [+]26.2%
24.0%
29.1%
June 2023
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]6.6%
6.8%
6.3%
September 2023
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]48.4%
45.1%
52.4%
December 2023
Zambia [+]6.7%
6.8%
6.5%
December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]15.2%
14.6%
15.9%
June 2023
< Unemployment rate 2023-09
Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.8%
3.3%
December 2023
United Kingdom [+]4.1%
3.6%
December 2020
Germany [+]3.3%
2.8%
December 2023
France [+]7.9%
7.6%
December 2023
Japan [+]2.6%
2.2%
December 2023
Spain [+]10.3%
13.4%
December 2023
Italy [+]6.7%
8.7%
December 2023
Portugal [+]6.4%
6.9%
December 2023
Greece [+]8.5%
12.9%
December 2023
Ireland [+]4.1%
4.3%
December 2023
Andorra [+]1.4%
0.8%
December 2023
Albania [+]11.3%
11.0%
December 2019
Armenia [+]11.8%
8.2%
December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.8%
March 2021
Argentina [+]5.7%
6.9%
June 2023
Austria [+]5.2%
4.7%
December 2023
Australia [+]3.6%
3.6%
September 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]11.6%
16.7%
September 2023
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
6.3%
December 2022
Belgium [+]5.7%
5.2%
December 2023
Bulgaria [+]4.2%
4.2%
December 2023
Bolivia [+]3.1%
4.2%
March 2023
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]1.9%
4.2%
June 2023
Canada [+]5.6%
5.0%
December 2023
Switzerland [+]3.8%
4.1%
December 2023
Chile [+]9.2%
9.5%
September 2023
Colombia [+]7.5%
10.6%
December 2023
Costa Rica [+]7.2%
8.3%
September 2023
Cyprus [+]6.1%
5.8%
December 2023
Czechia [+]2.2%
3.1%
December 2023
Denmark [+]5.6%
6.2%
December 2023
Dominican Republic [+]3.4%
8.7%
September 2023
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]2.8%
4.1%
September 2023
Estonia [+]5.9%
6.7%
December 2023
Egypt [+]4.8%
19.3%
December 2022
Finland [+]7.7%
6.1%
December 2023
Grenada [+]10.2%
12.1%
June 2021
Georgia [+]17.4%
13.4%
December 2022
Guatemala [+]1.8%
2.8%
December 2021
Guyana [+]12.0%
18.3%
September 2021
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]5.6%
6.3%
December 2023
Hungary [+]4.3%
4.5%
December 2023
Indonesia [+]2.8%
2.1%
March 2023
Israel [+]4.3%
4.1%
December 2022
India [+]4.1%
4.0%
December 2023
Iran [+]7.4%
15.3%
December 2022
Iceland [+]3.2%
3.6%
December 2023
Jamaica [+]3.1%
5.4%
December 2023
Jordan [+]16.5%
26.1%
December 2021
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.0%
4.3%
December 2021
South Korea [+]2.5%
2.6%
December 2023
Saint Lucia [+]9.5%
14.6%
September 2023
Sri Lanka [+]3.9%
7.2%
December 2020
Lithuania [+]8.3%
6.6%
December 2023
Luxembourg [+]5.4%
5.5%
December 2023
Latvia [+]7.5%
6.1%
December 2023
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.8%
1.1%
September 2023
Montenegro [+]15.7%
15.0%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]14.4%
11.0%
September 2023
Myanmar [+]1.1%
2.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.6%
4.5%
December 2022
Malta [+]2.9%
2.8%
December 2023
Mauritius [+]3.2%
6.5%
December 2022
Mexico [+]2.9%
3.0%
September 2023
Nigeria [+]2.1%
4.1%
March 2023
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.3%
3.5%
December 2023
Norway [+]3.6%
3.5%
December 2023
New Zealand [+]3.7%
4.0%
September 2023
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]4.0%
5.5%
September 2023
Philippines [+]2.2%
2.7%
December 2022
Pakistan [+]5.5%
9.7%
June 2021
Poland [+]2.9%
3.2%
December 2023
State of Palestine [+]20.1%
40.8%
September 2023
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]6.4%
5.0%
December 2023
Serbia [+]8.9%
9.5%
December 2023
Russia [+]3.5%
3.8%
December 2022
Rwanda [+]16.3%
20.3%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]2.5%
13.7%
September 2023
Seychelles [+]3.3%
2.9%
June 2023
Sweden [+]7.2%
7.6%
December 2023
Singapore [+]2.2%
2.6%
December 2022
Slovenia [+]3.2%
3.6%
December 2023
Slovakia [+]5.4%
5.9%
December 2023
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.5%
4.3%
December 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
1.0%
December 2022
Tunisia [+]13.6%
21.9%
December 2023
Türkiye [+]11.9%
14.8%
December 2020
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.8%
4.6%
December 2022
Taiwan [+]3.8%
3.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.5%
9.8%
June 2023
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.8%
1.5%
September 2023
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]26.0%
29.3%
December 2023
Zambia [+]4.1%
3.7%
December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]8.7%
8.8%
June 2023
< Unemployment rate 2023-09