Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment: 2013 Countries
CountriesUnemp. rateMonth
< Unemployment 2012
United States [+]7.60%March 2013
Euro zone [+]12.10%March 2013
United Kingdom [+]7.70%February 2013
Germany [+]5.30%January 2013
France [+]11.00%March 2013
Japan [+]4.30%February 2013
Spain [+]26.70%March 2013
Italy [+]11.50%March 2013
Portugal [+]17.50%March 2013
Greece [+]27.00%February 2013
Ireland [+]14.10%March 2013
Austria [+]4.70%March 2013
Belgium [+]8.20%March 2013
Bulgaria [+]12.60%March 2013
Cyprus [+]14.20%March 2013
Czech Republic [+]7.30%March 2013
Denmark [+]7.20%March 2013
Estonia [+]9.40%February 2013
Finland [+]8.20%April 2013
Croatia [+]18.50%March 2013
Hungary [+]11.20%February 2013
Lithuania [+]13.10%March 2013
Luxembourg [+]5.70%March 2013
Latvia [+]14.30%Dicember 2012
Malta [+]6.50%March 2013
Netherlands [+]6.50%April 2013
Norway [+]3.60%January 2013
Poland [+]10.70%March 2013
Romania [+]6.70%March 2013
Sweden [+]8.40%April 2013
Slovenia [+]9.90%March 2013
Slovakia [+]14.50%March 2013
Turkey [+]8.40%January 2013
Unemployment: 2013 Countries
Unemployment: By sex
CountriesMonthMenWom.
< Unemployment 2012
United States [+]March 20137.60%7.60%
Euro zone [+]March 201311.90%12.20%
United Kingdom [+]February 20138.10%7.20%
Germany [+]January 20135.50%5.10%
France [+]March 201310.90%11.10%
Japan [+]February 20134.60%3.90%
Spain [+]March 201326.20%27.20%
Italy [+]March 201310.70%12.70%
Portugal [+]March 201317.50%17.60%
Greece [+]February 201324.10%31.00%
Ireland [+]March 201316.80%10.80%
Austria [+]March 20134.70%4.70%
Belgium [+]March 20138.90%7.40%
Bulgaria [+]March 201313.50%11.50%
Cyprus [+]March 201314.00%14.30%
Czech Republic [+]March 20136.30%8.50%
Denmark [+]March 20137.30%7.20%
Estonia [+]February 20139.90%9.00%
Finland [+]April 20138.80%7.40%
Croatia [+]March 201319.00%17.90%
Hungary [+]February 201311.60%10.70%
Lithuania [+]March 201314.40%11.70%
Luxembourg [+]March 20134.90%6.60%
Latvia [+]Dicember 201215.80%12.80%
Malta [+]March 20136.30%6.90%
Netherlands [+]April 20136.90%6.00%
Norway [+]January 20133.90%3.30%
Poland [+]March 201310.10%11.40%
Romania [+]March 20136.90%6.40%
Sweden [+]April 20138.80%7.90%
Slovenia [+]March 20139.40%10.60%
Slovakia [+]March 201314.30%14.70%
Turkey [+]January 20137.70%9.90%
Unemployment: Sex comparison
Unemployment Countries comparison

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