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 [+]3.9%
-0.49-0.62December 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.2%
-0.20-0.40December 2017
Germany [+]3.5%
-0.10-0.30December 2017
France [+]9.3%
0-1.00December 2017
Japan [+]2.6%
-0.15-0.28December 2017
Spain [+]16.6%
0.17-2.08December 2017
Italy [+]11.2%
0.60-1.00December 2017
Portugal [+]8.2%
-0.40-2.40December 2017
Greece [+]21.2%
0.90-2.40December 2017
Ireland [+]6.1%
-0.80-1.10December 2017
Andorra [+]2.3%
0.50-1.60December 2017
Albania [+]13.2%
-0.39-0.94December 2017
Armenia [+]17.9%
1.531.85December 2017
Argentina [+]7.2%
-1.06-0.35December 2017
Austria [+]5.3%
-0.20-0.30December 2017
Australia [+]5.2%
-0.23-0.24December 2017
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
-0.14June 2017
Belgium [+]6.4%
-0.80-0.80December 2017
Bulgaria [+]5.6%
-0.30-1.10December 2017
Bolivia [+]3.2%
-0.020.01December 2017
Brazil [+]11.9%
-0.62-0.25December 2017
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]7.3%
1.41-0.58September 2017
Canada [+]5.7%
-0.76-0.68December 2017
Switzerland [+]4.6%
-0.400December 2017
Chile [+]6.8%
-0.510.59December 2017
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]8.3%
-0.720.39December 2017
Costa Rica [+]7.9%
0.09-0.09December 2017
Cyprus [+]10.2%
0.20-2.70December 2017
Czechia [+]2.4%
-0.40-1.20December 2017
Denmark [+]5.2%
-0.80-0.50December 2017
Dominican Republic [+]5.4%
-0.54-1.16December 2017
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.8%
0.12-0.37December 2017
Estonia [+]5.6%
0.40-1.10December 2017
Egypt [+]11.9%
-0.75-0.40December 2017
Finland [+]7.6%
-0.10-0.40December 2017
Georgia [+]13.6%
1.07December 2017
Guatemala [+]2.0%
0.00-0.36December 2017
Guyana [+]12.1%
0.11December 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]10.9%
1.90-2.50December 2017
Hungary [+]3.8%
-0.30-0.60December 2017
Indonesia [+]4.5%
1.410.17September 2017
Israel [+]4.1%
-0.04-0.41December 2017
India [+]6.8%
-0.39December 2017
Iran [+]12.3%
0.25-0.34December 2017
Iceland [+]2.6%
0.400.10December 2017
Jamaica [+]6.5%
-0.55-2.16December 2017
Jordan [+]18.9%
1.423.12December 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]2.4%
0.36-0.93December 2017
South Korea [+]3.2%
-0.220.03December 2017
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]21.7%
5.47December 2017
Sri Lanka [+]3.8%
-0.24-0.22December 2017
Lithuania [+]6.7%
0.10-1.00December 2017
Luxembourg [+]5.2%
-0.30-0.70December 2017
Latvia [+]8.1%
-0.40-1.20December 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.4%
-0.230.09December 2017
Montenegro [+]17.1%
2.20-0.50December 2017
North Macedonia [+]21.9%
-0.20-1.20December 2017
Myanmar [+]0.8%
-1.02September 2017
Mongolia [+]5.3%
-0.99-1.22December 2017
Malta [+]4.0%
0-0.30December 2017
Mauritius [+]6.2%
-0.49-0.11December 2017
Mexico [+]3.3%
-0.20-0.19December 2017
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]4.3%
-0.20-1.10December 2017
Norway [+]3.7%
-0.40-0.60December 2017
New Zealand [+]4.4%
-0.15-0.78December 2017
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.2%
-0.040.20December 2017
Philippines [+]2.1%
-0.36-0.28December 2017
Pakistan [+]3.4%
-0.24December 2017
Poland [+]4.5%
-0.20-1.10December 2017
State of Palestine [+]25.0%
-2.002.39December 2017
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]4.7%
0-0.80December 2017
Serbia [+]14.8%
1.701.60December 2017
Russia [+]5.1%
0.04-0.30December 2017
Rwanda [+]12.7%
1.64September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]6.0%
0.140.32December 2017
Seychelles [+]3.0%
-0.89-0.12December 2017
Sweden [+]6.1%
-0.20-0.30December 2017
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]5.8%
-0.50-2.30December 2017
Slovakia [+]7.7%
-0.30-1.40December 2017
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.3%
0.26-0.91December 2017
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
-0.180.10December 2017
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]10.3%
-0.20-1.70December 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.0%
-0.060.40December 2016
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.13-0.17December 2017
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]7.5%
-0.170.05December 2017
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.6%
-0.290.10December 2017
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]23.5%
-1.52-0.15December 2017
Zambia [+]9.8%
-0.79December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]8.6%
9.9%
7.3%
December 2017
United Kingdom [+]11.8%
12.9%
10.7%
December 2017
Germany [+]6.1%
6.7%
5.4%
December 2017
France [+]22.2%
23.2%
21.0%
December 2017
Japan [+]4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
December 2017
Spain [+]37.5%
37.8%
37.1%
December 2017
Italy [+]35.2%
32.7%
39.0%
December 2017
Portugal [+]23.5%
21.4%
25.8%
December 2017
Greece [+]43.6%
39.2%
48.2%
December 2017
Ireland [+]12.2%
14.1%
10.1%
December 2017
Andorra [+]12.2%
December 2017
Albania [+]28.6%
30.4%
25.3%
December 2017
Armenia [+]40.5%
37.1%
43.8%
December 2017
Argentina [+]19.3%
15.7%
24.7%
December 2017
Austria [+]9.4%
10.2%
8.6%
December 2017
Australia [+]11.8%
13.1%
10.4%
December 2017
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]16.8%
17.1%
16.6%
December 2017
Bulgaria [+]11.6%
11.3%
12.2%
December 2017
Bolivia [+]6.1%
5.6%
6.9%
December 2017
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.3%
31.3%
December 2017
Belize [+]16.0%
10.5%
24.8%
September 2017
Canada [+]9.6%
10.7%
8.5%
December 2017
Switzerland [+]6.9%
6.6%
7.3%
December 2017
Chile [+]17.3%
17.4%
17.1%
December 2017
Colombia [+]17.2%
13.7%
22.2%
December 2017
Costa Rica [+]22.0%
18.2%
28.6%
December 2017
Cyprus [+]22.9%
26.8%
19.9%
December 2017
Czechia [+]6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
December 2017
Denmark [+]10.3%
10.6%
10.1%
December 2017
Dominican Republic [+]11.9%
8.9%
17.2%
December 2017
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]9.0%
7.1%
11.9%
December 2017
Estonia [+]16.5%
20.1%
7.1%
December 2017
Egypt [+]27.6%
23.3%
38.9%
December 2017
Finland [+]14.3%
15.7%
12.9%
December 2017
Georgia [+]30.0%
25.7%
37.0%
December 2017
Guatemala [+]4.2%
3.0%
7.1%
December 2017
Guyana [+]22.8%
17.7%
30.3%
December 2017
Hong Kong [+]7.9%
8.1%
7.7%
December 2017
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]32.4%
31.9%
33.3%
December 2017
Hungary [+]10.2%
8.6%
12.5%
December 2017
Indonesia [+]18.1%
17.8%
18.6%
September 2017
Israel [+]7.1%
6.4%
7.8%
December 2017
India [+]24.1%
23.9%
24.9%
December 2017
Iran [+]28.5%
24.1%
44.9%
December 2017
Iceland [+]6.3%
7.6%
7.0%
December 2017
Jamaica [+]17.9%
13.2%
24.0%
December 2017
Jordan [+]37.1%
35.0%
46.4%
December 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]5.2%
3.9%
7.8%
December 2017
South Korea [+]8.9%
10.5%
7.7%
December 2017
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]52.8%
52.9%
52.6%
December 2017
Sri Lanka [+]17.0%
14.1%
21.8%
December 2017
Lithuania [+]13.1%
14.7%
11.2%
December 2017
Luxembourg [+]16.5%
23.2%
16.5%
December 2017
Latvia [+]16.5%
20.2%
11.7%
December 2017
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.3%
4.8%
3.8%
December 2017
Montenegro [+]36.7%
33.0%
42.4%
December 2017
North Macedonia [+]45.7%
41.8%
53.9%
December 2017
Myanmar [+]2.7%
2.4%
3.1%
September 2017
Mongolia [+]16.9%
13.0%
23.4%
December 2017
Malta [+]10.1%
11.0%
9.1%
December 2017
Mauritius [+]20.5%
16.3%
26.1%
December 2017
Mexico [+]6.7%
6.2%
7.6%
December 2017
Nigeria [+]14.6%
December 2017
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]7.7%
8.3%
7.2%
December 2017
Norway [+]8.6%
9.6%
7.5%
December 2017
New Zealand [+]12.6%
12.2%
13.0%
December 2017
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]13.8%
14.3%
13.4%
December 2017
Philippines [+]5.6%
4.9%
6.8%
December 2017
Pakistan [+]6.4%
6.6%
5.8%
December 2017
Poland [+]14.7%
14.3%
15.4%
December 2017
State of Palestine [+]41.7%
36.2%
65.6%
December 2017
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.5%
0.2%
1.6%
December 2017
Romania [+]21.2%
20.1%
22.7%
December 2017
Serbia [+]33.2%
32.7%
34.0%
December 2017
Russia [+]15.8%
15.4%
16.4%
December 2017
Rwanda [+]17.5%
15.4%
19.7%
September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]31.5%
23.6%
61.2%
December 2017
Seychelles [+]8.9%
10.3%
7.0%
December 2017
Sweden [+]14.5%
14.9%
14.1%
December 2017
Slovenia [+]12.7%
12.0%
13.5%
December 2017
Slovakia [+]19.5%
17.9%
22.0%
December 2017
Senegal [+]4.9%
6.3%
3.2%
December 2017
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]3.7%
3.3%
4.2%
December 2017
Türkiye [+]19.2%
16.1%
24.7%
December 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]8.5%
7.9%
9.4%
June 2017
Taiwan [+]11.5%
11.9%
11.1%
December 2017
Ukraine [+]19.0%
18.0%
20.3%
December 2017
Uruguay [+]23.5%
20.1%
28.4%
December 2017
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]6.3%
6.4%
6.2%
December 2017
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]40.8%
36.1%
46.7%
December 2017
Zambia [+]19.3%
17.7%
20.9%
December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]4.0%
3.8%
December 2017
United Kingdom [+]4.2%
4.2%
December 2017
Germany [+]3.8%
3.2%
December 2017
France [+]9.3%
9.2%
December 2017
Japan [+]2.8%
2.5%
December 2017
Spain [+]15.0%
18.4%
December 2017
Italy [+]10.4%
12.3%
December 2017
Portugal [+]7.9%
8.5%
December 2017
Greece [+]17.4%
26.1%
December 2017
Ireland [+]6.5%
5.6%
December 2017
Andorra [+]2.5%
2.1%
December 2017
Albania [+]13.5%
12.8%
December 2017
Armenia [+]17.1%
18.9%
December 2017
Argentina [+]6.1%
8.6%
December 2017
Austria [+]5.5%
5.0%
December 2017
Australia [+]5.3%
5.2%
December 2017
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]6.5%
6.3%
December 2017
Bulgaria [+]5.6%
5.7%
December 2017
Bolivia [+]3.0%
3.4%
December 2017
Brazil [+]10.5%
13.6%
December 2017
Belize [+]5.5%
10.1%
September 2017
Canada [+]5.9%
5.3%
December 2017
Switzerland [+]4.3%
4.9%
December 2017
Chile [+]6.5%
7.2%
December 2017
Colombia [+]6.5%
10.6%
December 2017
Costa Rica [+]6.4%
10.5%
December 2017
Cyprus [+]10.4%
9.9%
December 2017
Czechia [+]2.0%
2.9%
December 2017
Denmark [+]4.9%
5.5%
December 2017
Dominican Republic [+]3.8%
7.6%
December 2017
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]2.9%
5.0%
December 2017
Estonia [+]5.9%
5.2%
December 2017
Egypt [+]8.3%
23.1%
December 2017
Finland [+]8.0%
7.1%
December 2017
Georgia [+]14.6%
12.6%
December 2017
Guatemala [+]1.5%
3.1%
December 2017
Guyana [+]9.9%
15.5%
December 2017
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]10.7%
11.2%
December 2017
Hungary [+]3.3%
4.4%
December 2017
Indonesia [+]4.6%
4.4%
September 2017
Israel [+]4.0%
4.3%
December 2017
India [+]6.8%
6.9%
December 2017
Iran [+]10.3%
20.2%
December 2017
Iceland [+]2.7%
2.5%
December 2017
Jamaica [+]4.5%
8.9%
December 2017
Jordan [+]18.0%
22.8%
December 2017
Kyrgyzstan [+]2.2%
2.7%
December 2017
South Korea [+]3.4%
2.9%
December 2017
Saint Lucia [+]17.2%
26.5%
December 2017
Sri Lanka [+]2.9%
5.4%
December 2017
Lithuania [+]7.8%
5.7%
December 2017
Luxembourg [+]5.0%
5.5%
December 2017
Latvia [+]9.0%
7.3%
December 2017
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.7%
1.2%
December 2017
Montenegro [+]16.3%
18.1%
December 2017
North Macedonia [+]22.3%
21.3%
December 2017
Myanmar [+]0.8%
1.0%
September 2017
Mongolia [+]5.4%
5.2%
December 2017
Malta [+]4.0%
4.0%
December 2017
Mauritius [+]4.3%
9.1%
December 2017
Mexico [+]3.2%
3.5%
December 2017
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]4.1%
4.6%
December 2017
Norway [+]4.2%
3.2%
December 2017
New Zealand [+]4.0%
4.9%
December 2017
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.8%
6.7%
December 2017
Philippines [+]2.0%
2.2%
December 2017
Pakistan [+]3.3%
4.0%
December 2017
Poland [+]4.4%
4.6%
December 2017
State of Palestine [+]21.3%
39.7%
December 2017
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]5.1%
4.2%
December 2017
Serbia [+]14.3%
15.5%
December 2017
Russia [+]5.3%
4.9%
December 2017
Rwanda [+]11.2%
14.4%
September 2017
Saudi Arabia [+]3.2%
21.1%
December 2017
Seychelles [+]3.2%
2.7%
December 2017
Sweden [+]6.2%
5.9%
December 2017
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]5.1%
6.5%
December 2017
Slovakia [+]7.2%
8.4%
December 2017
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.7%
2.7%
December 2017
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.7%
December 2017
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]8.8%
13.4%
December 2017
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.2%
2.7%
December 2016
Taiwan [+]3.9%
3.4%
December 2017
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]6.3%
8.9%
December 2017
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
1.4%
December 2017
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]21.9%
25.3%
December 2017
Zambia [+]9.1%
10.7%
December 2017
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