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 [+]4.4%
0.16-0.58September 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.4%
0.10-0.60September 2017
Germany [+]3.6%
-0.20-0.40September 2017
France [+]9.3%
0.20-0.30September 2017
Japan [+]2.8%
-0.20-0.29September 2017
Spain [+]16.4%
-0.84-2.53September 2017
Italy [+]10.6%
-0.40-0.40September 2017
Portugal [+]8.6%
-0.40-2.10September 2017
Greece [+]20.3%
-0.90-2.30September 2017
Ireland [+]6.9%
0-1.70September 2017
Andorra [+]1.8%
-0.30-1.20September 2017
Albania [+]13.6%
0.22-1.25September 2017
Armenia [+]16.4%
-1.35-1.56September 2017
Argentina [+]8.3%
-0.45-0.25September 2017
Austria [+]5.5%
0.10-0.60September 2017
Australia [+]5.4%
-0.07-0.12September 2017
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
-0.14June 2017
Belgium [+]7.2%
0.20-0.70September 2017
Bulgaria [+]5.9%
-0.40-1.10September 2017
Bolivia [+]3.2%
-0.990.23September 2017
Brazil [+]12.5%
-0.550.60September 2017
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]7.3%
1.41-0.58September 2017
Canada [+]6.4%
-0.11-0.66September 2017
Switzerland [+]5.0%
0.60-0.10September 2017
Chile [+]7.3%
-0.020.26September 2017
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]9.0%
0.250.18September 2017
Costa Rica [+]7.8%
0.36-0.30September 2017
Cyprus [+]10.0%
-0.70-3.00September 2017
Czechia [+]2.8%
-0.20-1.20September 2017
Denmark [+]6.0%
0.40-0.10September 2017
Dominican Republic [+]5.9%
0.28-1.24September 2017
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.7%
-0.33-0.90September 2017
Estonia [+]5.2%
-1.50-2.40September 2017
Egypt [+]12.7%
0.980.58September 2017
Finland [+]7.7%
-2.200.10September 2017
Georgia [+]12.6%
-1.59September 2017
Guatemala [+]2.0%
-0.19-0.28September 2017
Guyana [+]12.0%
12.02September 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]9.0%
-2.00-1.90September 2017
Hungary [+]4.1%
-0.20-0.80September 2017
Indonesia [+]4.5%
1.410.17September 2017
Israel [+]4.2%
0.05-0.81September 2017
India [+]7.2%
7.20September 2017
Iran [+]12.0%
-0.12-0.53September 2017
Iceland [+]2.2%
-1.20-0.40September 2017
Jamaica [+]7.1%
-0.68-1.12September 2017
Jordan [+]17.5%
-0.341.61September 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]2.0%
-0.32-0.49September 2017
South Korea [+]3.4%
-0.57-0.11September 2017
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]16.2%
-3.86September 2017
Sri Lanka [+]4.1%
-0.21-0.29September 2017
Lithuania [+]6.6%
-0.40-0.90September 2017
Luxembourg [+]5.5%
0.20-1.60September 2017
Latvia [+]8.5%
-0.40-1.00September 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.7%
0.320.47September 2017
Montenegro [+]14.9%
-0.20-2.00September 2017
North Macedonia [+]22.1%
-0.50-1.30September 2017
Myanmar [+]0.8%
-1.02September 2017
Mongolia [+]6.3%
-0.85-0.81September 2017
Malta [+]4.0%
0.10-0.40September 2017
Mauritius [+]6.7%
-0.20-0.51September 2017
Mexico [+]3.6%
0.09-0.47September 2017
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]4.5%
-0.50-1.10September 2017
Norway [+]4.1%
-0.30-0.70September 2017
New Zealand [+]4.6%
-0.11-0.28September 2017
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.2%
-0.53-0.18September 2017
Philippines [+]2.4%
-0.37-0.30September 2017
Pakistan [+]3.7%
-0.24September 2017
Poland [+]4.7%
-0.30-1.20September 2017
State of Palestine [+]27.0%
0.461.61September 2017
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]4.7%
-0.10-1.00September 2017
Serbia [+]13.1%
1.20-0.90September 2017
Russia [+]5.0%
-0.20-0.25September 2017
Rwanda [+]12.7%
1.64September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]5.8%
-0.220.08September 2017
Seychelles [+]3.9%
0.04-0.06September 2017
Sweden [+]6.3%
-1.000September 2017
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]6.3%
-0.10-1.10September 2017
Slovakia [+]8.0%
-0.10-1.50September 2017
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.0%
-1.93-0.80September 2017
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.9%
0.030.18September 2017
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]10.5%
0.40-0.70September 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.0%
-0.060.40December 2016
Taiwan [+]3.8%
0.14-0.20September 2017
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]7.7%
-0.46-0.54September 2017
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.9%
0.130.08September 2017
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]25.0%
0.370.76September 2017
Zambia [+]10.6%
1.38September 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]9.1%
9.7%
8.5%
September 2017
United Kingdom [+]13.0%
14.4%
11.5%
September 2017
Germany [+]7.0%
7.7%
6.1%
September 2017
France [+]22.1%
22.5%
21.6%
September 2017
Japan [+]4.6%
5.4%
3.8%
September 2017
Spain [+]36.0%
37.4%
34.2%
September 2017
Italy [+]32.3%
30.4%
35.2%
September 2017
Portugal [+]24.2%
21.6%
27.2%
September 2017
Greece [+]40.1%
36.4%
44.4%
September 2017
Ireland [+]16.1%
16.9%
15.3%
September 2017
Andorra [+]6.8%
September 2017
Albania [+]33.8%
35.4%
30.6%
September 2017
Armenia [+]34.8%
26.8%
45.4%
September 2017
Argentina [+]23.7%
20.6%
28.4%
September 2017
Austria [+]10.5%
10.7%
10.1%
September 2017
Australia [+]12.3%
13.5%
11.1%
September 2017
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]19.1%
20.8%
16.9%
September 2017
Bulgaria [+]13.9%
15.6%
11.4%
September 2017
Bolivia [+]5.8%
5.0%
6.8%
September 2017
Brazil [+]28.7%
25.5%
32.8%
September 2017
Belize [+]16.0%
10.5%
24.8%
September 2017
Canada [+]10.9%
12.0%
9.6%
September 2017
Switzerland [+]10.5%
10.4%
10.5%
September 2017
Chile [+]17.5%
15.8%
19.7%
September 2017
Colombia [+]19.1%
14.9%
25.2%
September 2017
Costa Rica [+]21.6%
17.6%
28.2%
September 2017
Cyprus [+]24.0%
26.7%
22.0%
September 2017
Czechia [+]8.7%
8.6%
8.7%
September 2017
Denmark [+]14.1%
15.2%
13.0%
September 2017
Dominican Republic [+]14.1%
9.5%
22.0%
September 2017
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.2%
6.2%
11.5%
September 2017
Estonia [+]9.8%
15.9%
4.5%
September 2017
Egypt [+]32.6%
30.3%
37.9%
September 2017
Finland [+]14.1%
14.9%
13.2%
September 2017
Georgia [+]27.4%
21.2%
35.6%
September 2017
Guatemala [+]4.2%
3.0%
7.1%
September 2017
Guyana [+]21.5%
17.3%
27.7%
September 2017
Hong Kong [+]10.5%
10.6%
10.4%
September 2017
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]22.8%
21.3%
24.9%
September 2017
Hungary [+]11.3%
8.5%
15.2%
September 2017
Indonesia [+]18.1%
17.8%
18.6%
September 2017
Israel [+]8.0%
7.1%
8.8%
September 2017
India [+]24.6%
24.5%
24.7%
September 2017
Iran [+]27.9%
23.9%
43.8%
September 2017
Iceland [+]6.3%
6.3%
6.8%
September 2017
Jamaica [+]20.3%
16.2%
25.4%
September 2017
Jordan [+]35.3%
31.7%
50.5%
September 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.9%
3.4%
4.7%
September 2017
South Korea [+]9.2%
9.9%
8.6%
September 2017
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]38.3%
40.0%
36.1%
September 2017
Sri Lanka [+]17.8%
14.5%
22.9%
September 2017
Lithuania [+]12.0%
13.4%
10.2%
September 2017
Luxembourg [+]13.7%
9.7%
17.4%
September 2017
Latvia [+]17.6%
17.8%
17.4%
September 2017
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.9%
4.4%
5.4%
September 2017
Montenegro [+]27.5%
26.2%
29.0%
September 2017
North Macedonia [+]49.8%
48.8%
51.8%
September 2017
Myanmar [+]2.7%
2.4%
3.1%
September 2017
Mongolia [+]18.4%
16.6%
21.0%
September 2017
Malta [+]10.1%
10.7%
10.6%
September 2017
Mauritius [+]24.1%
18.0%
32.5%
September 2017
Mexico [+]7.4%
6.6%
8.8%
September 2017
Nigeria [+]15.2%
September 2017
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]8.4%
8.3%
8.6%
September 2017
Norway [+]10.2%
11.5%
9.0%
September 2017
New Zealand [+]12.9%
12.3%
13.6%
September 2017
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]13.7%
12.0%
15.5%
September 2017
Philippines [+]7.5%
6.5%
9.4%
September 2017
Pakistan [+]6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
September 2017
Poland [+]14.7%
14.1%
15.6%
September 2017
State of Palestine [+]43.0%
37.1%
70.7%
September 2017
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.6%
0.2%
2.2%
September 2017
Romania [+]16.9%
16.0%
18.2%
September 2017
Serbia [+]28.8%
23.9%
36.6%
September 2017
Russia [+]17.5%
17.0%
18.3%
September 2017
Rwanda [+]17.5%
15.4%
19.7%
September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]32.9%
25.1%
64.5%
September 2017
Seychelles [+]11.4%
12.0%
10.7%
September 2017
Sweden [+]14.8%
15.5%
14.0%
September 2017
Slovenia [+]10.8%
6.7%
16.5%
September 2017
Slovakia [+]19.7%
19.1%
20.6%
September 2017
Senegal [+]3.5%
2.9%
4.5%
September 2017
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.8%
3.7%
6.4%
September 2017
Türkiye [+]20.4%
16.7%
27.1%
September 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]8.5%
7.9%
9.4%
June 2017
Taiwan [+]12.4%
9.7%
15.1%
September 2017
Ukraine [+]21.1%
23.2%
18.0%
September 2017
Uruguay [+]24.2%
20.2%
29.9%
September 2017
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]7.8%
7.1%
8.5%
September 2017
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]42.6%
38.0%
48.5%
September 2017
Zambia [+]25.5%
25.1%
25.9%
September 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]4.2%
4.6%
September 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.4%
4.4%
September 2017
Germany [+]3.9%
3.3%
September 2017
France [+]9.2%
9.3%
September 2017
Japan [+]3.0%
2.6%
September 2017
Spain [+]14.8%
18.2%
September 2017
Italy [+]9.7%
11.8%
September 2017
Portugal [+]7.9%
9.3%
September 2017
Greece [+]16.5%
25.0%
September 2017
Ireland [+]7.1%
6.7%
September 2017
Andorra [+]2.2%
1.4%
September 2017
Albania [+]14.3%
12.7%
September 2017
Armenia [+]16.2%
16.6%
September 2017
Argentina [+]7.3%
9.5%
September 2017
Austria [+]5.8%
5.0%
September 2017
Australia [+]5.5%
5.4%
September 2017
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]7.5%
6.9%
September 2017
Bulgaria [+]6.1%
5.5%
September 2017
Bolivia [+]2.8%
3.7%
September 2017
Brazil [+]11.1%
14.3%
September 2017
Belize [+]5.5%
10.1%
September 2017
Canada [+]6.2%
6.6%
September 2017
Switzerland [+]4.7%
5.4%
September 2017
Chile [+]7.1%
7.5%
September 2017
Colombia [+]7.1%
11.6%
September 2017
Costa Rica [+]6.4%
10.1%
September 2017
Cyprus [+]9.5%
10.5%
September 2017
Czechia [+]2.2%
3.5%
September 2017
Denmark [+]5.7%
6.4%
September 2017
Dominican Republic [+]4.0%
8.6%
September 2017
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]2.9%
4.7%
September 2017
Estonia [+]5.6%
4.7%
September 2017
Egypt [+]9.6%
22.8%
September 2017
Finland [+]7.4%
7.9%
September 2017
Georgia [+]12.5%
12.6%
September 2017
Guatemala [+]1.5%
3.1%
September 2017
Guyana [+]9.9%
15.2%
September 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]8.2%
9.9%
September 2017
Hungary [+]3.6%
4.6%
September 2017
Indonesia [+]4.6%
4.4%
September 2017
Israel [+]4.0%
4.4%
September 2017
India [+]7.4%
6.6%
September 2017
Iran [+]10.1%
19.9%
September 2017
Iceland [+]1.9%
2.5%
September 2017
Jamaica [+]5.0%
9.5%
September 2017
Jordan [+]15.4%
25.8%
September 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]1.9%
2.2%
September 2017
South Korea [+]3.6%
3.1%
September 2017
Saint Lucia [+]14.3%
18.5%
September 2017
Sri Lanka [+]2.6%
6.6%
September 2017
Lithuania [+]7.7%
5.6%
September 2017
Luxembourg [+]5.1%
5.9%
September 2017
Latvia [+]9.1%
7.9%
September 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]2.0%
1.4%
September 2017
Montenegro [+]13.8%
16.2%
September 2017
North Macedonia [+]22.6%
21.4%
September 2017
Myanmar [+]0.8%
1.0%
September 2017
Mongolia [+]6.8%
5.7%
September 2017
Malta [+]3.9%
4.2%
September 2017
Mauritius [+]4.4%
10.3%
September 2017
Mexico [+]3.4%
3.8%
September 2017
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]4.2%
4.9%
September 2017
Norway [+]4.3%
3.8%
September 2017
New Zealand [+]4.1%
5.2%
September 2017
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.3%
7.3%
September 2017
Philippines [+]2.2%
2.8%
September 2017
Pakistan [+]3.5%
4.1%
September 2017
Poland [+]4.6%
4.9%
September 2017
State of Palestine [+]22.3%
46.1%
September 2017
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]5.3%
4.0%
September 2017
Serbia [+]12.2%
14.1%
September 2017
Russia [+]5.1%
4.9%
September 2017
Rwanda [+]11.2%
14.4%
September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]3.2%
21.1%
September 2017
Seychelles [+]3.7%
4.0%
September 2017
Sweden [+]6.4%
6.2%
September 2017
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]5.1%
7.7%
September 2017
Slovakia [+]7.8%
8.2%
September 2017
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]2.7%
3.4%
September 2017
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
1.0%
September 2017
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]8.4%
14.8%
September 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.2%
2.7%
December 2016
Taiwan [+]4.0%
3.6%
September 2017
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]6.4%
9.1%
September 2017
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.9%
1.8%
September 2017
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]23.5%
26.7%
September 2017
Zambia [+]9.7%
12.0%
September 2017
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