Labour Force Survey - LFS

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Unemployment rate (LFS): 2019 Countries
Unemployment rate (LFS): 2019 Countries
CountriesUnemployment rateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]4.1%
0.55-0.21March 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.7%
-0.10-0.50March 2019
Germany [+]3.4%
0.20-0.20March 2019
France [+]9.0%
0-0.60March 2019
Japan [+]2.4%
-0.02-0.09March 2019
Spain [+]14.7%
0.25-2.04March 2019
Italy [+]11.0%
0.20-0.60March 2019
Portugal [+]6.8%
0-1.20March 2019
Greece [+]19.2%
0.50-2.00March 2019
Ireland [+]4.8%
-0.60-0.90March 2019
Andorra [+]2.1%
1.000.10March 2019
Albania [+]12.0%
-0.18-0.47March 2019
Armenia [+]17.7%
5.801.33March 2019
Argentina [+]10.1%
0.950.93March 2019
Austria [+]4.9%
0.30-0.40March 2019
Australia [+]5.4%
0.64-0.55March 2019
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
-0.14June 2017
Belgium [+]5.6%
-0.10-0.60March 2019
Bulgaria [+]5.0%
0.30-0.70March 2019
Bolivia [+]4.4%
1.370.10March 2019
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]9.3%
2.053.46June 2018
Canada [+]6.1%
0.95-0.14March 2019
Switzerland [+]5.0%
0.40-0.30March 2019
Chile [+]7.6%
0.26-0.12March 2019
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]11.5%
2.731.08March 2019
Costa Rica [+]10.2%
-0.761.44March 2019
Cyprus [+]8.8%
1.20-2.00March 2019
Czechia [+]2.0%
0-0.40March 2019
Denmark [+]5.5%
0.400March 2019
Dominican Republic [+]6.0%
-0.030.56March 2019
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.9%
0.94-0.09March 2019
Estonia [+]4.7%
0.20-2.10March 2019
Egypt [+]8.1%
-0.78-2.49March 2019
Finland [+]7.1%
1.10-1.70March 2019
Grenada [+]9.8%
-4.29March 2019
Georgia [+]12.8%
0.46-1.22March 2019
Guatemala [+]1.9%
-0.68-0.09December 2018
Guyana [+]13.4%
-0.33-1.16March 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]7.6%
-1.00-2.80March 2019
Hungary [+]3.6%
0-0.30March 2019
Indonesia [+]3.3%
-1.27-0.86March 2019
Israel [+]3.8%
-0.400.29March 2019
India [+]7.1%
-0.72-0.13March 2019
Iran [+]10.9%
-1.11-1.64March 2019
Iceland [+]3.0%
0.600.10March 2019
Jamaica [+]5.0%
0.16-0.49March 2019
Jordan [+]18.1%
0.10-0.19March 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]5.7%
2.360.72March 2019
South Korea [+]4.5%
1.100.19March 2019
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]14.7%
-0.69-5.82March 2019
Sri Lanka [+]4.6%
0.020.27March 2019
Lithuania [+]6.5%
0.50-0.70March 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.4%
0.10-0.10March 2019
Latvia [+]6.9%
0-1.30March 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.9%
0.760.40March 2019
Montenegro [+]15.1%
-1.00-1.10March 2019
North Macedonia [+]17.9%
-1.50-3.70March 2019
Myanmar [+]0.2%
-0.39-0.67March 2019
Mongolia [+]10.5%
6.023.88March 2019
Malta [+]4.2%
0.40-0.10March 2019
Mauritius [+]6.6%
0.470March 2019
Mexico [+]3.4%
0.100.23March 2019
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.7%
0.20-0.70March 2019
Norway [+]3.8%
0.30-0.10March 2019
New Zealand [+]4.4%
0.07-0.20March 2019
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.0%
0.12-0.21December 2018
Philippines [+]2.0%
-0.22-0.37March 2019
Pakistan [+]5.4%
0.520.50March 2019
Poland [+]3.9%
0.10-0.30March 2019
State of Palestine [+]26.8%
2.530.26March 2019
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]4.1%
0-0.60March 2019
Serbia [+]12.2%
-0.80-2.80March 2019
Russia [+]4.7%
-0.09-0.36March 2019
Rwanda [+]11.0%
0.52-1.70September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]5.7%
-0.32-0.37March 2019
Seychelles [+]3.5%
1.44-0.53March 2019
Sweden [+]7.3%
1.400.60March 2019
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.8%
0.50-1.20March 2019
Slovakia [+]5.8%
-0.30-1.30March 2019
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]2.9%
-0.39March 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.01-0.23March 2019
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]14.7%
2.404.10March 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.3%
0.26March 2019
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.020.01March 2019
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.6%
0.49-0.15March 2019
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
0.630.42March 2019
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]24.3%
0.150.99March 2019
Zambia [+]9.8%
-0.79December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]9.2%
10.6%
7.8%
March 2019
United Kingdom [+]10.1%
12.2%
7.9%
March 2019
Germany [+]5.8%
6.6%
4.7%
March 2019
France [+]19.8%
21.5%
17.8%
March 2019
Japan [+]3.7%
3.9%
3.4%
March 2019
Spain [+]35.0%
33.1%
37.1%
March 2019
Italy [+]33.1%
31.4%
35.3%
March 2019
Portugal [+]17.6%
13.9%
22.0%
March 2019
Greece [+]40.9%
38.7%
43.4%
March 2019
Ireland [+]10.9%
13.0%
8.7%
March 2019
Andorra [+]17.1%
March 2019
Albania [+]27.1%
29.7%
22.8%
March 2019
Armenia [+]34.1%
29.8%
39.5%
March 2019
Argentina [+]27.2%
25.2%
30.4%
March 2019
Austria [+]7.7%
9.0%
6.3%
March 2019
Australia [+]12.5%
13.1%
11.8%
March 2019
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]15.7%
18.7%
12.1%
March 2019
Bulgaria [+]9.8%
9.8%
9.8%
March 2019
Bolivia [+]8.3%
7.6%
9.1%
March 2019
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]21.3%
14.0%
32.0%
June 2018
Canada [+]11.3%
13.4%
9.2%
March 2019
Switzerland [+]7.2%
8.2%
6.0%
March 2019
Chile [+]17.4%
15.4%
19.9%
March 2019
Colombia [+]22.1%
17.3%
29.1%
March 2019
Costa Rica [+]29.2%
27.2%
32.4%
March 2019
Cyprus [+]19.8%
22.1%
18.0%
March 2019
Czechia [+]5.4%
6.0%
4.6%
March 2019
Denmark [+]11.3%
11.8%
10.9%
March 2019
Dominican Republic [+]16.0%
11.5%
23.3%
March 2019
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.5%
6.5%
11.8%
March 2019
Estonia [+]7.4%
7.2%
7.7%
March 2019
Egypt [+]17.5%
13.7%
36.8%
March 2019
Finland [+]18.9%
21.4%
16.5%
March 2019
Grenada [+]20.0%
21.5%
18.7%
March 2019
Georgia [+]33.9%
32.5%
36.2%
March 2019
Guatemala [+]3.8%
2.5%
6.3%
December 2018
Guyana [+]26.4%
20.8%
33.7%
March 2019
Hong Kong [+]7.1%
8.7%
5.4%
March 2019
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]20.4%
17.2%
24.8%
March 2019
Hungary [+]11.2%
11.8%
10.3%
March 2019
Indonesia [+]12.1%
12.6%
11.3%
March 2019
Israel [+]5.7%
6.0%
5.3%
March 2019
India [+]25.7%
25.3%
27.5%
March 2019
Iran [+]25.8%
22.9%
37.8%
March 2019
Iceland [+]7.3%
11.8%
8.0%
March 2019
Jamaica [+]15.4%
13.1%
18.5%
March 2019
Jordan [+]38.8%
35.7%
52.5%
March 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]12.9%
12.6%
13.4%
March 2019
South Korea [+]11.0%
12.1%
10.1%
March 2019
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]32.0%
33.4%
30.7%
March 2019
Sri Lanka [+]21.0%
18.6%
25.5%
March 2019
Lithuania [+]12.5%
13.9%
10.9%
March 2019
Luxembourg [+]13.1%
17.0%
16.9%
March 2019
Latvia [+]13.5%
16.3%
12.0%
March 2019
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.4%
4.1%
4.7%
March 2019
Montenegro [+]28.4%
28.4%
28.4%
March 2019
North Macedonia [+]37.0%
36.4%
38.1%
March 2019
Myanmar [+]0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
March 2019
Mongolia [+]18.7%
16.2%
22.9%
March 2019
Malta [+]10.4%
10.5%
9.2%
March 2019
Mauritius [+]22.9%
17.2%
30.8%
March 2019
Mexico [+]6.8%
6.3%
7.9%
March 2019
Nigeria [+]16.5%
September 2018
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]7.0%
7.2%
6.8%
March 2019
Norway [+]10.1%
10.5%
9.8%
March 2019
New Zealand [+]12.6%
12.0%
13.2%
March 2019
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]14.3%
14.1%
14.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]6.2%
5.8%
6.8%
March 2019
Pakistan [+]10.3%
10.6%
9.3%
March 2019
Poland [+]10.3%
8.9%
12.0%
March 2019
State of Palestine [+]42.1%
37.4%
63.9%
March 2019
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.1%
1.5%
March 2019
Romania [+]15.6%
15.8%
15.2%
March 2019
Serbia [+]30.7%
31.4%
29.3%
March 2019
Russia [+]14.5%
14.8%
14.2%
March 2019
Rwanda [+]15.8%
14.4%
17.2%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]28.4%
20.9%
54.8%
March 2019
Seychelles [+]8.9%
10.1%
7.3%
March 2019
Sweden [+]23.3%
23.9%
22.6%
March 2019
Slovenia [+]9.8%
8.6%
11.5%
March 2019
Slovakia [+]14.2%
13.2%
16.0%
March 2019
Senegal [+]5.0%
5.1%
4.7%
March 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]3.9%
3.5%
4.6%
March 2019
Türkiye [+]25.9%
24.1%
29.0%
March 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]7.9%
6.1%
10.8%
March 2019
Taiwan [+]11.4%
11.5%
11.4%
March 2019
Ukraine [+]16.3%
17.0%
15.4%
March 2019
Uruguay [+]26.4%
21.7%
32.6%
March 2019
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]5.5%
5.9%
5.1%
March 2019
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]44.4%
42.3%
46.9%
March 2019
Zambia [+]19.3%
17.7%
20.9%
December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]4.4%
3.8%
March 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
3.6%
March 2019
Germany [+]3.7%
2.9%
March 2019
France [+]9.0%
9.0%
March 2019
Japan [+]2.6%
2.2%
March 2019
Spain [+]12.9%
16.7%
March 2019
Italy [+]10.3%
12.0%
March 2019
Portugal [+]6.1%
7.6%
March 2019
Greece [+]15.4%
24.0%
March 2019
Ireland [+]5.1%
4.4%
March 2019
Andorra [+]2.7%
1.5%
March 2019
Albania [+]12.2%
11.7%
March 2019
Armenia [+]19.8%
15.5%
March 2019
Argentina [+]9.2%
11.2%
March 2019
Austria [+]5.2%
4.6%
March 2019
Australia [+]5.3%
5.6%
March 2019
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]6.2%
5.0%
March 2019
Bulgaria [+]5.4%
4.6%
March 2019
Bolivia [+]3.9%
5.0%
March 2019
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]5.6%
14.7%
June 2018
Canada [+]6.9%
5.3%
March 2019
Switzerland [+]4.6%
5.4%
March 2019
Chile [+]6.9%
8.6%
March 2019
Colombia [+]9.1%
14.8%
March 2019
Costa Rica [+]8.4%
12.9%
March 2019
Cyprus [+]7.8%
9.9%
March 2019
Czechia [+]1.8%
2.3%
March 2019
Denmark [+]5.0%
5.9%
March 2019
Dominican Republic [+]3.9%
9.1%
March 2019
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.4%
4.8%
March 2019
Estonia [+]4.6%
4.9%
March 2019
Egypt [+]5.7%
18.9%
March 2019
Finland [+]7.8%
6.3%
March 2019
Grenada [+]10.2%
9.3%
March 2019
Georgia [+]14.6%
10.7%
March 2019
Guatemala [+]1.6%
2.7%
December 2018
Guyana [+]12.6%
14.6%
March 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]6.3%
9.1%
March 2019
Hungary [+]3.5%
3.6%
March 2019
Indonesia [+]3.6%
2.9%
March 2019
Israel [+]3.9%
3.7%
March 2019
India [+]7.1%
7.3%
March 2019
Iran [+]9.4%
17.2%
March 2019
Iceland [+]3.8%
2.1%
March 2019
Jamaica [+]4.0%
6.2%
March 2019
Jordan [+]16.4%
26.2%
March 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]5.5%
6.0%
March 2019
South Korea [+]4.4%
4.5%
March 2019
Saint Lucia [+]12.0%
17.6%
March 2019
Sri Lanka [+]3.4%
6.7%
March 2019
Lithuania [+]7.0%
6.0%
March 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.6%
5.2%
March 2019
Latvia [+]7.8%
6.0%
March 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]2.4%
1.4%
March 2019
Montenegro [+]13.7%
16.8%
March 2019
North Macedonia [+]18.5%
16.8%
March 2019
Myanmar [+]0.2%
0.3%
March 2019
Mongolia [+]11.6%
9.2%
March 2019
Malta [+]3.9%
4.6%
March 2019
Mauritius [+]4.7%
9.6%
March 2019
Mexico [+]3.3%
3.5%
March 2019
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.6%
3.8%
March 2019
Norway [+]4.0%
3.6%
March 2019
New Zealand [+]4.0%
4.9%
March 2019
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.5%
6.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]2.0%
2.1%
March 2019
Pakistan [+]4.9%
7.2%
March 2019
Poland [+]3.4%
4.5%
March 2019
State of Palestine [+]23.1%
40.8%
March 2019
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]4.6%
3.5%
March 2019
Serbia [+]12.2%
12.2%
March 2019
Russia [+]4.9%
4.6%
March 2019
Rwanda [+]9.9%
12.3%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]2.8%
21.0%
March 2019
Seychelles [+]3.2%
3.7%
March 2019
Sweden [+]7.3%
7.4%
March 2019
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.2%
5.5%
March 2019
Slovakia [+]5.7%
6.0%
March 2019
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.3%
2.2%
March 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.7%
March 2019
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]13.7%
16.8%
March 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.0%
3.6%
March 2019
Taiwan [+]3.8%
3.5%
March 2019
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.0%
10.5%
March 2019
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.8%
1.5%
March 2019
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]23.3%
25.5%
March 2019
Zambia [+]9.1%
10.7%
December 2017
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