Labour Force Survey - LFS

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Unemployment rate (LFS): 2017 Countries
Unemployment rate (LFS): 2017 Countries
CountriesUnemployment rateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]4.9%
0.34-0.32March 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.5%
-0.10-0.50March 2017
Germany [+]4.1%
0.30-0.40March 2017
France [+]10.0%
-0.30-0.70March 2017
Japan [+]2.9%
-0.06-0.42March 2017
Spain [+]18.8%
0.12-2.25March 2017
Italy [+]12.2%
00.10March 2017
Portugal [+]10.2%
-0.40-2.40March 2017
Greece [+]23.4%
-0.20-1.50March 2017
Ireland [+]7.1%
-0.10-1.70March 2017
Andorra [+]3.2%
-0.700.30March 2017
Albania [+]14.3%
0.12-2.72March 2017
Armenia [+]18.9%
2.790.70March 2017
Argentina [+]9.2%
1.65March 2017
Austria [+]6.0%
0.40-0.30March 2017
Australia [+]6.2%
0.790.02March 2017
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.6%
0.11March 2017
Belgium [+]7.7%
0.50-0.60March 2017
Bulgaria [+]6.9%
0.20-1.70March 2017
Bolivia [+]4.0%
0.84-0.51March 2017
Brazil [+]13.8%
1.712.88March 2017
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]7.9%
1.75-0.04September 2016
Canada [+]7.2%
0.82-0.60March 2017
Switzerland [+]5.3%
0.70-0.10March 2017
Chile [+]7.0%
0.850.55March 2017
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]10.3%
2.36-0.06March 2017
Costa Rica [+]7.7%
-0.34-0.48March 2017
Cyprus [+]13.6%
0.70-0.50March 2017
Czechia [+]3.5%
-0.10-0.90March 2017
Denmark [+]6.5%
0.800.10March 2017
Dominican Republic [+]6.4%
-0.17-1.49March 2017
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.9%
-0.23-1.07March 2017
Estonia [+]5.8%
-0.90-0.90March 2017
Egypt [+]10.8%
-1.49-2.73March 2017
Finland [+]9.3%
1.30-0.30March 2017
Georgia [+]15.4%
15.41March 2017
Guatemala [+]3.1%
0.740.10March 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]14.1%
0.70-1.30March 2017
Hungary [+]4.5%
0.10-1.50March 2017
Indonesia [+]3.1%
-1.24-1.20March 2017
Israel [+]4.1%
-0.40-0.81March 2017
Iran [+]12.5%
-0.07-0.02March 2017
Iceland [+]2.8%
0.30-0.40March 2017
Jamaica [+]8.2%
-0.52-0.31March 2017
Jordan [+]18.2%
2.413.61March 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.8%
0.50-0.48March 2017
South Korea [+]4.2%
1.04-0.01March 2017
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]18.7%
-3.41-3.41March 2017
Sri Lanka [+]4.0%
-0.06-0.10March 2017
Lithuania [+]8.1%
0.40-0.30March 2017
Luxembourg [+]6.1%
0.200.20March 2017
Latvia [+]9.4%
0.10-0.90March 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]2.1%
0.74-0.06March 2017
Montenegro [+]17.4%
-0.20-1.70March 2017
North Macedonia [+]23.0%
-0.10-1.50March 2017
Myanmar [+]1.9%
1.86March 2017
Mongolia [+]6.8%
0.26-1.09March 2017
Malta [+]4.1%
-0.20-1.20March 2017
Mauritius [+]7.4%
1.080.29March 2017
Mexico [+]3.4%
-0.14-0.65March 2017
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]5.6%
0.20-1.20March 2017
Norway [+]4.5%
0.20-0.30March 2017
New Zealand [+]5.2%
-0.02-0.35March 2017
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]7.5%
1.520.53March 2017
Philippines [+]3.0%
0.650.38March 2017
Pakistan [+]3.9%
-0.661.90June 2015
Poland [+]5.4%
-0.20-1.60March 2017
State of Palestine [+]24.2%
1.650.43March 2017
Paraguay [+]8.4%
0.890.80March 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]5.5%
0-1.10March 2017
Serbia [+]14.7%
1.50-4.40March 2017
Russia [+]5.5%
0.18-0.37March 2017
Rwanda [+]11.1%
11.07March 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]5.8%
0.13March 2017
Seychelles [+]4.4%
1.32-0.46March 2017
Sweden [+]7.2%
0.80-0.50March 2017
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]7.8%
-0.30-1.10March 2017
Slovakia [+]8.7%
-0.40-1.70March 2017
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]4.9%
0.77March 2017
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
0.200.15March 2017
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]12.6%
0.601.70March 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.0%
-0.060.40December 2016
Taiwan [+]3.8%
-0.06-0.10March 2017
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.5%
1.050.64March 2017
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]2.4%
0.890.19March 2017
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]24.4%
0.790.24March 2017
Zambia [+]5.1%
5.12March 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]9.9%
11.5%
8.2%
March 2017
United Kingdom [+]11.9%
13.6%
10.1%
March 2017
Germany [+]7.0%
8.0%
5.8%
March 2017
France [+]22.5%
23.8%
21.0%
March 2017
Japan [+]4.5%
4.8%
4.2%
March 2017
Spain [+]41.7%
42.6%
40.6%
March 2017
Italy [+]37.3%
35.8%
39.4%
March 2017
Portugal [+]25.1%
24.0%
26.3%
March 2017
Greece [+]46.8%
42.6%
51.4%
March 2017
Ireland [+]13.0%
14.6%
11.4%
March 2017
Andorra [+]9.0%
March 2017
Albania [+]32.7%
35.4%
27.8%
March 2017
Armenia [+]42.3%
40.2%
45.0%
March 2017
Argentina [+]24.4%
22.6%
27.3%
March 2017
Austria [+]10.4%
12.2%
8.4%
March 2017
Australia [+]13.9%
15.0%
12.7%
March 2017
Bangladesh [+]14.3%
11.8%
19.9%
March 2017
Belgium [+]21.4%
23.6%
18.7%
March 2017
Bulgaria [+]12.8%
11.8%
14.3%
March 2017
Bolivia [+]7.6%
6.7%
8.8%
March 2017
Brazil [+]31.3%
27.4%
36.5%
March 2017
Belize [+]18.0%
12.2%
29.0%
September 2016
Canada [+]12.6%
15.4%
9.6%
March 2017
Switzerland [+]7.9%
8.9%
7.0%
March 2017
Chile [+]17.2%
15.1%
20.3%
March 2017
Colombia [+]19.6%
15.0%
26.2%
March 2017
Costa Rica [+]18.8%
16.8%
22.4%
March 2017
Cyprus [+]26.7%
28.0%
25.6%
March 2017
Czechia [+]8.5%
7.5%
9.8%
March 2017
Denmark [+]13.5%
13.7%
13.2%
March 2017
Dominican Republic [+]14.8%
12.1%
19.5%
March 2017
Algeria [+]29.7%
26.5%
45.2%
March 2017
Ecuador [+]8.3%
6.8%
10.7%
March 2017
Estonia [+]16.5%
20.1%
12.5%
March 2017
Egypt [+]29.0%
24.1%
39.3%
March 2017
Finland [+]23.4%
23.9%
22.9%
March 2017
Georgia [+]29.4%
30.7%
27.2%
March 2017
Guatemala [+]6.4%
5.0%
9.6%
March 2017
Hong Kong [+]8.2%
9.5%
7.1%
March 2017
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]34.4%
33.2%
36.0%
March 2017
Hungary [+]10.3%
11.0%
9.3%
March 2017
Indonesia [+]11.0%
11.3%
10.5%
March 2017
Israel [+]6.6%
6.3%
7.0%
March 2017
Iran [+]29.8%
25.6%
44.4%
March 2017
Iceland [+]8.0%
9.0%
7.0%
March 2017
Jamaica [+]24.2%
19.6%
30.0%
March 2017
Jordan [+]34.5%
30.4%
48.9%
March 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]8.1%
8.5%
7.5%
March 2017
South Korea [+]11.3%
10.3%
12.1%
March 2017
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]47.8%
53.2%
41.7%
March 2017
Sri Lanka [+]18.0%
15.3%
22.2%
March 2017
Lithuania [+]14.8%
15.6%
13.8%
March 2017
Luxembourg [+]15.8%
23.2%
7.6%
March 2017
Latvia [+]17.3%
17.7%
16.8%
March 2017
Morocco [+]25.5%
23.2%
31.5%
March 2017
Moldova [+]3.0%
2.8%
3.3%
March 2017
Montenegro [+]35.0%
37.4%
31.7%
March 2017
North Macedonia [+]44.4%
43.6%
45.6%
March 2017
Myanmar [+]4.3%
3.3%
5.6%
March 2017
Mongolia [+]19.2%
16.6%
22.6%
March 2017
Malta [+]12.0%
13.0%
10.8%
March 2017
Mauritius [+]27.5%
20.6%
35.2%
March 2017
Mexico [+]6.6%
6.0%
7.7%
March 2017
Nigeria [+]11.9%
March 2017
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]10.3%
10.3%
10.3%
March 2017
Norway [+]10.7%
12.2%
9.0%
March 2017
New Zealand [+]13.3%
12.3%
14.5%
March 2017
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]18.1%
18.4%
17.7%
March 2017
Philippines [+]8.4%
7.9%
9.1%
March 2017
Pakistan [+]6.6%
5.3%
10.2%
June 2015
Poland [+]15.2%
14.6%
16.0%
March 2017
State of Palestine [+]40.5%
36.0%
62.5%
March 2017
Paraguay [+]19.3%
12.8%
26.8%
March 2017
Qatar [+]0.5%
0.3%
1.9%
March 2017
Romania [+]20.4%
21.1%
19.4%
March 2017
Serbia [+]37.1%
35.5%
39.7%
March 2017
Russia [+]15.9%
15.7%
16.3%
March 2017
Rwanda [+]16.0%
15.6%
16.4%
March 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]30.9%
23.5%
58.0%
March 2017
Seychelles [+]12.0%
9.5%
15.1%
March 2017
Sweden [+]20.3%
21.7%
18.9%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]11.6%
12.3%
10.5%
March 2017
Slovakia [+]18.7%
17.6%
20.7%
March 2017
Senegal [+]6.7%
6.7%
6.8%
March 2017
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.2%
3.6%
5.0%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]23.1%
21.4%
26.2%
March 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]10.0%
11.1%
8.5%
March 2017
Taiwan [+]12.1%
12.8%
11.4%
March 2017
Ukraine [+]17.7%
19.9%
14.8%
March 2017
Uruguay [+]26.1%
21.1%
33.0%
March 2017
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]8.4%
8.7%
8.0%
March 2017
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]44.1%
41.3%
47.5%
March 2017
Zambia [+]11.5%
12.7%
10.3%
March 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]5.2%
4.5%
March 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.8%
4.3%
March 2017
Germany [+]4.6%
3.6%
March 2017
France [+]10.0%
10.0%
March 2017
Japan [+]3.1%
2.6%
March 2017
Spain [+]17.2%
20.5%
March 2017
Italy [+]11.3%
13.3%
March 2017
Portugal [+]9.9%
10.5%
March 2017
Greece [+]19.8%
27.8%
March 2017
Ireland [+]7.3%
6.8%
March 2017
Andorra [+]4.1%
2.1%
March 2017
Albania [+]15.7%
12.3%
March 2017
Armenia [+]21.2%
16.2%
March 2017
Argentina [+]8.5%
10.2%
March 2017
Austria [+]6.6%
5.2%
March 2017
Australia [+]6.0%
6.5%
March 2017
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.3%
7.4%
March 2017
Belgium [+]7.5%
8.0%
March 2017
Bulgaria [+]6.8%
7.0%
March 2017
Bolivia [+]3.6%
4.6%
March 2017
Brazil [+]12.2%
15.9%
March 2017
Belize [+]5.2%
12.2%
September 2016
Canada [+]8.3%
5.9%
March 2017
Switzerland [+]5.4%
5.2%
March 2017
Chile [+]6.3%
8.0%
March 2017
Colombia [+]7.9%
13.4%
March 2017
Costa Rica [+]6.7%
9.3%
March 2017
Cyprus [+]13.5%
13.6%
March 2017
Czechia [+]2.8%
4.3%
March 2017
Denmark [+]6.6%
6.4%
March 2017
Dominican Republic [+]5.1%
8.2%
March 2017
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.3%
4.8%
March 2017
Estonia [+]6.5%
5.1%
March 2017
Egypt [+]6.7%
24.3%
March 2017
Finland [+]9.9%
8.7%
March 2017
Georgia [+]17.2%
13.3%
March 2017
Guatemala [+]2.6%
4.2%
March 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]13.4%
14.8%
March 2017
Hungary [+]4.4%
4.7%
March 2017
Indonesia [+]3.4%
2.6%
March 2017
Israel [+]4.2%
4.1%
March 2017
Iran [+]10.6%
20.2%
March 2017
Iceland [+]3.0%
2.5%
March 2017
Jamaica [+]6.0%
10.8%
March 2017
Jordan [+]15.3%
28.5%
March 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.2%
3.3%
March 2017
South Korea [+]4.1%
4.3%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]18.0%
19.4%
March 2017
Sri Lanka [+]2.7%
6.2%
March 2017
Lithuania [+]10.1%
6.1%
March 2017
Luxembourg [+]6.7%
5.4%
March 2017
Latvia [+]10.6%
8.2%
March 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]2.5%
1.7%
March 2017
Montenegro [+]17.0%
18.0%
March 2017
North Macedonia [+]23.2%
22.5%
March 2017
Myanmar [+]1.3%
2.6%
March 2017
Mongolia [+]8.0%
5.4%
March 2017
Malta [+]3.6%
4.8%
March 2017
Mauritius [+]4.7%
11.3%
March 2017
Mexico [+]3.3%
3.5%
March 2017
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]5.1%
6.1%
March 2017
Norway [+]5.1%
3.8%
March 2017
New Zealand [+]4.4%
6.1%
March 2017
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]7.0%
8.2%
March 2017
Philippines [+]3.1%
2.8%
March 2017
Pakistan [+]2.7%
7.6%
June 2015
Poland [+]5.4%
5.4%
March 2017
State of Palestine [+]20.5%
39.9%
March 2017
Paraguay [+]7.0%
10.1%
March 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]6.3%
4.4%
March 2017
Serbia [+]14.5%
15.1%
March 2017
Russia [+]5.7%
5.4%
March 2017
Rwanda [+]11.1%
11.0%
March 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]3.2%
20.3%
March 2017
Seychelles [+]4.7%
4.1%
March 2017
Sweden [+]7.7%
6.7%
March 2017
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]7.5%
8.2%
March 2017
Slovakia [+]8.7%
8.7%
March 2017
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]5.1%
4.7%
March 2017
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
0.9%
March 2017
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]11.7%
14.7%
March 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.2%
2.7%
December 2016
Taiwan [+]4.1%
3.5%
March 2017
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]6.9%
10.5%
March 2017
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]2.7%
2.0%
March 2017
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]23.2%
25.8%
March 2017
Zambia [+]5.2%
5.1%
March 2017
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