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 [+]3.5%
-0.62-0.29June 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.7%
0-0.20June 2019
Germany [+]3.1%
-0.30-0.40June 2019
France [+]8.1%
-0.90-0.60June 2019
Japan [+]2.4%
0.01-0.01June 2019
Spain [+]14.0%
-0.68-1.26June 2019
Italy [+]9.7%
-1.30-0.90June 2019
Portugal [+]6.3%
-0.50-0.50June 2019
Greece [+]16.9%
-2.30-2.10June 2019
Ireland [+]5.4%
0.60-0.60June 2019
Andorra [+]1.7%
-0.40-0.40June 2019
Albania [+]11.4%
-0.62-1.02June 2019
Armenia [+]12.1%
-5.63-2.49June 2019
Argentina [+]10.7%
0.571.04June 2019
Austria [+]4.5%
-0.40-0.10June 2019
Australia [+]5.2%
-0.27-0.22June 2019
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
-0.14June 2017
Belgium [+]5.3%
-0.30-0.80June 2019
Bulgaria [+]4.2%
-0.80-1.30June 2019
Bolivia [+]3.5%
-0.830.00June 2019
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]7.6%
-1.74-1.74June 2019
Canada [+]5.6%
-0.56-0.27June 2019
Switzerland [+]4.2%
-0.80-0.50June 2019
Chile [+]7.5%
-0.15-0.27June 2019
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]9.9%
-1.680.84June 2019
Costa Rica [+]11.2%
0.963.96June 2019
Cyprus [+]6.5%
-2.30-0.90June 2019
Czechia [+]1.9%
-0.10-0.30June 2019
Denmark [+]4.7%
-0.80-0.20June 2019
Dominican Republic [+]6.6%
0.620.58June 2019
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.7%
-0.240.09June 2019
Estonia [+]5.2%
0.500.10June 2019
Egypt [+]7.5%
-0.64-2.44June 2019
Finland [+]7.7%
0.60-0.50June 2019
Grenada [+]10.4%
0.63June 2019
Georgia [+]11.4%
-1.43-0.75June 2019
Guatemala [+]2.5%
0.53-0.14June 2019
Guyana [+]14.2%
0.770.61June 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]6.1%
-1.50-1.50June 2019
Hungary [+]3.3%
-0.30-0.30June 2019
Indonesia [+]3.3%
-1.27-0.86March 2019
Israel [+]3.6%
-0.20-0.18June 2019
India [+]7.0%
-0.18-0.99June 2019
Iran [+]10.5%
-0.35-1.60June 2019
Iceland [+]4.3%
1.300.90June 2019
Jamaica [+]4.9%
-0.12-1.46June 2019
Jordan [+]17.7%
-0.35-0.85June 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.3%
-2.38-0.14June 2019
South Korea [+]4.1%
-0.350.20June 2019
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]17.1%
2.42-4.47June 2019
Sri Lanka [+]4.7%
0.190.30June 2019
Lithuania [+]6.2%
-0.300.30June 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.3%
-0.10-0.20June 2019
Latvia [+]6.4%
-0.50-1.30June 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.4%
-0.490.09June 2019
Montenegro [+]14.4%
-0.700June 2019
North Macedonia [+]17.5%
-0.40-3.70June 2019
Myanmar [+]0.2%
-0.39-0.67March 2019
Mongolia [+]9.4%
-1.084.07June 2019
Malta [+]3.9%
-0.30-0.10June 2019
Mauritius [+]6.1%
-0.55-0.36June 2019
Mexico [+]3.5%
0.140.17June 2019
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.3%
-0.40-0.60June 2019
Norway [+]3.4%
-0.40-0.40June 2019
New Zealand [+]3.9%
-0.53-0.52June 2019
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.0%
0.12-0.21December 2018
Philippines [+]2.2%
0.17-0.19June 2019
Pakistan [+]4.7%
-0.700.25June 2019
Poland [+]3.2%
-0.70-0.40June 2019
State of Palestine [+]26.0%
-0.73-1.40June 2019
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]3.8%
-0.30-0.30June 2019
Serbia [+]10.4%
-1.80-1.60June 2019
Russia [+]4.5%
-0.26-0.34June 2019
Rwanda [+]11.0%
0.52-1.70September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]5.6%
-0.11-0.37June 2019
Seychelles [+]3.6%
0.13-1.15June 2019
Sweden [+]7.1%
-0.200.20June 2019
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.2%
-0.60-1.00June 2019
Slovakia [+]5.7%
-0.10-0.90June 2019
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]2.2%
-0.70June 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.04-0.04June 2019
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]12.8%
-1.903.10June 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.9%
0.64June 2019
Taiwan [+]3.7%
0.010.03June 2019
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.7%
0.110.69June 2019
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
0.030.49June 2019
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]25.9%
1.601.44June 2019
Zambia [+]9.8%
-0.79December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]8.4%
9.6%
7.3%
June 2019
United Kingdom [+]10.8%
13.2%
8.3%
June 2019
Germany [+]5.4%
6.0%
4.8%
June 2019
France [+]17.9%
19.4%
16.1%
June 2019
Japan [+]4.2%
4.4%
4.0%
June 2019
Spain [+]33.1%
31.6%
35.0%
June 2019
Italy [+]28.3%
26.6%
30.9%
June 2019
Portugal [+]18.1%
17.7%
18.6%
June 2019
Greece [+]33.6%
33.3%
33.9%
June 2019
Ireland [+]15.7%
18.3%
12.9%
June 2019
Andorra [+]13.8%
June 2019
Albania [+]26.4%
27.1%
25.3%
June 2019
Armenia [+]25.5%
22.9%
28.7%
June 2019
Argentina [+]26.6%
24.2%
30.1%
June 2019
Austria [+]8.4%
8.5%
8.3%
June 2019
Australia [+]11.6%
12.5%
10.7%
June 2019
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]13.6%
15.3%
11.8%
June 2019
Bulgaria [+]9.5%
9.4%
9.6%
June 2019
Bolivia [+]6.6%
6.5%
6.8%
June 2019
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]16.6%
11.4%
24.4%
June 2019
Canada [+]10.7%
11.6%
9.8%
June 2019
Switzerland [+]6.2%
8.3%
4.0%
June 2019
Chile [+]18.9%
17.5%
20.5%
June 2019
Colombia [+]20.1%
16.9%
24.6%
June 2019
Costa Rica [+]31.9%
29.4%
35.7%
June 2019
Cyprus [+]14.9%
21.1%
9.5%
June 2019
Czechia [+]5.7%
5.3%
6.2%
June 2019
Denmark [+]8.2%
8.7%
7.6%
June 2019
Dominican Republic [+]15.6%
12.4%
20.9%
June 2019
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.6%
6.7%
11.9%
June 2019
Estonia [+]15.8%
16.2%
15.5%
June 2019
Egypt [+]20.1%
11.6%
52.9%
June 2019
Finland [+]22.5%
24.7%
20.3%
June 2019
Grenada [+]22.7%
25.5%
19.3%
June 2019
Georgia [+]30.5%
30.6%
30.2%
June 2019
Guatemala [+]5.8%
4.9%
7.8%
June 2019
Guyana [+]27.0%
22.9%
32.3%
June 2019
Hong Kong [+]8.0%
10.3%
5.6%
June 2019
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]9.7%
8.5%
11.7%
June 2019
Hungary [+]10.8%
11.8%
9.2%
June 2019
Indonesia [+]12.1%
12.6%
11.3%
March 2019
Israel [+]6.2%
5.8%
6.6%
June 2019
India [+]23.7%
22.5%
28.7%
June 2019
Iran [+]25.9%
22.3%
39.7%
June 2019
Iceland [+]10.6%
13.5%
7.4%
June 2019
Jamaica [+]13.6%
9.5%
19.0%
June 2019
Jordan [+]37.5%
34.5%
53.1%
June 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]7.5%
7.6%
7.5%
June 2019
South Korea [+]11.7%
12.8%
10.9%
June 2019
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]45.1%
50.0%
38.9%
June 2019
Sri Lanka [+]19.8%
16.7%
25.5%
June 2019
Lithuania [+]10.2%
12.5%
10.9%
June 2019
Luxembourg [+]17.5%
17.2%
17.9%
June 2019
Latvia [+]15.1%
21.4%
12.0%
June 2019
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]3.2%
4.7%
5.7%
June 2019
Montenegro [+]20.7%
21.7%
19.1%
June 2019
North Macedonia [+]34.9%
30.7%
41.1%
June 2019
Myanmar [+]0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
March 2019
Mongolia [+]22.4%
22.4%
22.5%
June 2019
Malta [+]9.4%
9.9%
8.9%
June 2019
Mauritius [+]19.5%
14.0%
26.9%
June 2019
Mexico [+]7.1%
6.3%
8.4%
June 2019
Nigeria [+]16.5%
September 2018
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]6.3%
6.7%
5.8%
June 2019
Norway [+]10.8%
11.0%
10.7%
June 2019
New Zealand [+]10.5%
9.9%
11.1%
June 2019
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]14.3%
14.1%
14.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]6.5%
5.7%
7.8%
June 2019
Pakistan [+]9.0%
9.4%
7.9%
June 2019
Poland [+]10.3%
11.1%
9.2%
June 2019
State of Palestine [+]40.4%
34.1%
70.0%
June 2019
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]15.0%
14.2%
16.1%
June 2019
Serbia [+]24.4%
23.2%
26.4%
June 2019
Russia [+]14.2%
13.7%
14.8%
June 2019
Rwanda [+]15.8%
14.4%
17.2%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]24.4%
17.2%
50.9%
June 2019
Seychelles [+]14.8%
17.9%
10.8%
June 2019
Sweden [+]23.5%
23.8%
23.1%
June 2019
Slovenia [+]6.5%
5.2%
8.3%
June 2019
Slovakia [+]14.6%
13.0%
17.4%
June 2019
Senegal [+]2.3%
1.5%
4.3%
June 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.5%
3.4%
6.2%
June 2019
Türkiye [+]23.2%
21.0%
26.9%
June 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]8.6%
7.0%
10.6%
June 2019
Taiwan [+]11.5%
11.6%
11.3%
June 2019
Ukraine [+]14.9%
14.2%
15.9%
June 2019
Uruguay [+]27.1%
23.2%
32.7%
June 2019
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]5.9%
6.3%
5.4%
June 2019
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]47.3%
43.9%
51.3%
June 2019
Zambia [+]19.3%
17.7%
20.9%
December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.6%
3.5%
June 2019
United Kingdom [+]4.0%
3.4%
June 2019
Germany [+]3.4%
2.8%
June 2019
France [+]8.2%
7.9%
June 2019
Japan [+]2.5%
2.3%
June 2019
Spain [+]12.5%
15.8%
June 2019
Italy [+]9.0%
10.6%
June 2019
Portugal [+]5.9%
6.7%
June 2019
Greece [+]13.7%
20.9%
June 2019
Ireland [+]5.6%
5.2%
June 2019
Andorra [+]1.6%
1.8%
June 2019
Albania [+]11.5%
11.2%
June 2019
Armenia [+]12.0%
12.2%
June 2019
Argentina [+]10.2%
11.2%
June 2019
Austria [+]4.5%
4.4%
June 2019
Australia [+]5.1%
5.2%
June 2019
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]5.6%
5.0%
June 2019
Bulgaria [+]4.6%
3.7%
June 2019
Bolivia [+]3.4%
3.7%
June 2019
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]5.2%
11.2%
June 2019
Canada [+]6.1%
5.0%
June 2019
Switzerland [+]4.0%
4.5%
June 2019
Chile [+]7.1%
8.0%
June 2019
Colombia [+]8.0%
12.4%
June 2019
Costa Rica [+]9.2%
14.0%
June 2019
Cyprus [+]6.4%
6.7%
June 2019
Czechia [+]1.6%
2.3%
June 2019
Denmark [+]4.8%
4.6%
June 2019
Dominican Republic [+]4.4%
9.8%
June 2019
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.1%
4.5%
June 2019
Estonia [+]4.8%
5.6%
June 2019
Egypt [+]4.2%
22.4%
June 2019
Finland [+]8.2%
7.1%
June 2019
Grenada [+]8.5%
12.8%
June 2019
Georgia [+]12.6%
10.0%
June 2019
Guatemala [+]2.0%
3.5%
June 2019
Guyana [+]12.5%
16.5%
June 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]5.3%
7.0%
June 2019
Hungary [+]3.4%
3.2%
June 2019
Indonesia [+]3.6%
2.9%
March 2019
Israel [+]3.6%
3.6%
June 2019
India [+]6.9%
7.2%
June 2019
Iran [+]8.8%
17.6%
June 2019
Iceland [+]4.8%
3.8%
June 2019
Jamaica [+]3.4%
6.8%
June 2019
Jordan [+]16.5%
23.9%
June 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.3%
3.3%
June 2019
South Korea [+]4.3%
3.8%
June 2019
Saint Lucia [+]17.2%
17.0%
June 2019
Sri Lanka [+]3.3%
7.4%
June 2019
Lithuania [+]6.8%
5.5%
June 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.3%
5.4%
June 2019
Latvia [+]8.0%
4.7%
June 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]2.1%
0.8%
June 2019
Montenegro [+]13.0%
16.1%
June 2019
North Macedonia [+]15.5%
20.3%
June 2019
Myanmar [+]0.2%
0.3%
March 2019
Mongolia [+]10.2%
8.4%
June 2019
Malta [+]3.5%
4.6%
June 2019
Mauritius [+]3.5%
9.8%
June 2019
Mexico [+]3.5%
3.5%
June 2019
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.3%
3.3%
June 2019
Norway [+]3.8%
3.1%
June 2019
New Zealand [+]3.6%
4.2%
June 2019
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.5%
6.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]2.0%
2.5%
June 2019
Pakistan [+]4.3%
5.8%
June 2019
Poland [+]3.1%
3.2%
June 2019
State of Palestine [+]21.5%
43.6%
June 2019
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]4.1%
3.3%
June 2019
Serbia [+]9.8%
11.1%
June 2019
Russia [+]4.7%
4.3%
June 2019
Rwanda [+]9.9%
12.3%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]2.5%
21.0%
June 2019
Seychelles [+]4.3%
2.9%
June 2019
Sweden [+]7.0%
7.2%
June 2019
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]3.8%
4.7%
June 2019
Slovakia [+]5.7%
5.7%
June 2019
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]2.1%
2.3%
June 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.8%
June 2019
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]11.8%
14.9%
June 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.5%
4.4%
June 2019
Taiwan [+]3.9%
3.5%
June 2019
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.2%
10.5%
June 2019
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
1.7%
June 2019
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]24.4%
27.7%
June 2019
Zambia [+]9.1%
10.7%
December 2017
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