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 [+]3.7%
0.18-0.17September 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
0.20-0.30September 2019
Germany [+]3.1%
0-0.20September 2019
France [+]8.3%
0.20-0.50September 2019
Japan [+]2.4%
-0.08-0.11September 2019
Spain [+]13.9%
-0.10-0.63September 2019
Italy [+]9.1%
-0.60-0.20September 2019
Portugal [+]6.2%
-0.10-0.60September 2019
Greece [+]16.4%
-0.50-1.90September 2019
Ireland [+]5.2%
-0.20-0.80September 2019
Andorra [+]1.9%
0.200September 2019
Albania [+]11.3%
-0.04-0.83September 2019
Armenia [+]9.2%
-2.92-1.06September 2019
Argentina [+]9.7%
-0.910.75September 2019
Austria [+]4.4%
-0.10-0.50September 2019
Australia [+]5.2%
0.030.07September 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%
0-0.60September 2019
Bulgaria [+]3.7%
-0.50-1.30September 2019
Bolivia [+]3.2%
-0.30-0.09September 2019
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]10.4%
2.81September 2019
Canada [+]5.8%
0.23-0.20September 2019
Switzerland [+]4.6%
0.400.20September 2019
Chile [+]7.6%
0.10-0.15September 2019
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]10.5%
0.661.31September 2019
Costa Rica [+]10.4%
-0.751.40September 2019
Cyprus [+]6.8%
0.30-1.10September 2019
Czechia [+]2.1%
0.20-0.20September 2019
Denmark [+]5.0%
0.300September 2019
Dominican Republic [+]6.7%
0.090.90September 2019
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]4.2%
0.500.75September 2019
Estonia [+]4.0%
-1.20-1.20September 2019
Egypt [+]7.8%
0.33-2.21September 2019
Finland [+]6.0%
-1.70-0.50September 2019
Grenada [+]10.0%
-0.38September 2019
Georgia [+]11.1%
-0.25-1.06September 2019
Guatemala [+]2.5%
0.53-0.14June 2019
Guyana [+]13.1%
-1.06-1.09September 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]5.7%
-0.40-1.60September 2019
Hungary [+]3.5%
0.20-0.30September 2019
Indonesia [+]3.9%
0.54-0.73September 2019
Israel [+]3.8%
0.20-0.37September 2019
India [+]6.1%
-0.89-1.44September 2019
Iran [+]10.8%
0.22-1.35September 2019
Iceland [+]3.4%
-0.901.20September 2019
Jamaica [+]5.3%
0.400.21September 2019
Jordan [+]15.4%
-2.39-2.84September 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.3%
-0.020.23September 2019
South Korea [+]3.3%
-0.79-0.46September 2019
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]15.8%
-1.31-3.99September 2019
Sri Lanka [+]5.0%
0.240.99September 2019
Lithuania [+]6.1%
-0.100.50September 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.9%
0.60-0.20September 2019
Latvia [+]6.0%
-0.40-1.00September 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.4%
-0.060.41September 2019
Montenegro [+]15.3%
0.901.10September 2019
North Macedonia [+]17.1%
-0.40-3.70September 2019
Myanmar [+]0.6%
0.36-0.04September 2019
Mongolia [+]9.4%
-0.024.32September 2019
Malta [+]4.2%
0.300.50September 2019
Mauritius [+]6.7%
0.630.19September 2019
Mexico [+]3.7%
0.210.26September 2019
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.2%
-0.10-0.40September 2019
Norway [+]3.8%
0.40-0.20September 2019
New Zealand [+]4.0%
0.100.13September 2019
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.0%
0.12-0.21December 2018
Philippines [+]2.6%
0.370.26September 2019
Pakistan [+]4.7%
-0.700.25June 2019
Poland [+]3.1%
-0.10-0.70September 2019
State of Palestine [+]24.6%
-1.46-2.31September 2019
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]3.8%
0-0.10September 2019
Serbia [+]9.6%
-0.80-1.80September 2019
Russia [+]4.3%
-0.20-0.37September 2019
Rwanda [+]11.0%
0.52-1.70September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]5.5%
-0.09-0.46September 2019
Seychelles [+]2.4%
-1.24-0.96September 2019
Sweden [+]6.6%
-0.500.60September 2019
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.8%
0.60-0.20September 2019
Slovakia [+]5.9%
0.20-0.50September 2019
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]2.7%
0.48September 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
0.040.08September 2019
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]14.0%
1.202.90September 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.4%
-0.45September 2019
Taiwan [+]3.8%
0.150.02September 2019
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]9.1%
0.340.60September 2019
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
0.020.61September 2019
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]26.3%
0.391.41September 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%
8.9%
7.9%
September 2019
United Kingdom [+]12.8%
14.2%
11.3%
September 2019
Germany [+]6.8%
7.8%
5.5%
September 2019
France [+]19.2%
20.0%
18.3%
September 2019
Japan [+]4.2%
4.5%
4.0%
September 2019
Spain [+]31.7%
30.0%
33.8%
September 2019
Italy [+]25.7%
26.1%
25.3%
September 2019
Portugal [+]17.9%
15.1%
21.1%
September 2019
Greece [+]32.4%
30.2%
35.0%
September 2019
Ireland [+]13.5%
14.6%
12.2%
September 2019
Andorra [+]6.5%
September 2019
Albania [+]27.2%
27.0%
27.5%
September 2019
Armenia [+]21.8%
29.4%
13.8%
September 2019
Argentina [+]26.0%
24.1%
28.7%
September 2019
Austria [+]9.7%
10.0%
9.4%
September 2019
Australia [+]11.5%
13.0%
9.9%
September 2019
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]13.2%
13.8%
12.5%
September 2019
Bulgaria [+]7.5%
7.9%
7.0%
September 2019
Bolivia [+]6.3%
5.5%
7.3%
September 2019
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]21.8%
14.0%
32.1%
September 2019
Canada [+]11.4%
12.4%
10.3%
September 2019
Switzerland [+]10.9%
11.1%
10.6%
September 2019
Chile [+]18.8%
19.2%
18.4%
September 2019
Colombia [+]21.9%
17.8%
27.7%
September 2019
Costa Rica [+]29.8%
26.3%
35.5%
September 2019
Cyprus [+]15.6%
18.3%
13.3%
September 2019
Czechia [+]6.1%
5.5%
7.0%
September 2019
Denmark [+]11.0%
11.0%
11.1%
September 2019
Dominican Republic [+]17.1%
12.6%
24.5%
September 2019
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]9.7%
7.2%
13.7%
September 2019
Estonia [+]14.0%
13.6%
14.5%
September 2019
Egypt [+]21.7%
12.7%
59.4%
September 2019
Finland [+]12.3%
12.5%
12.1%
September 2019
Grenada [+]27.3%
27.5%
27.0%
September 2019
Georgia [+]30.3%
28.1%
35.1%
September 2019
Guatemala [+]5.8%
4.9%
7.8%
June 2019
Guyana [+]26.6%
22.8%
31.7%
September 2019
Hong Kong [+]10.1%
12.0%
8.1%
September 2019
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]14.1%
13.4%
15.1%
September 2019
Hungary [+]11.4%
11.5%
11.2%
September 2019
Indonesia [+]15.1%
15.1%
15.1%
September 2019
Israel [+]7.7%
6.1%
9.2%
September 2019
India [+]21.4%
21.4%
21.2%
September 2019
Iran [+]26.7%
23.6%
38.3%
September 2019
Iceland [+]7.6%
8.3%
6.9%
September 2019
Jamaica [+]15.4%
11.8%
19.8%
September 2019
Jordan [+]34.8%
31.8%
50.7%
September 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]7.0%
5.9%
9.0%
September 2019
South Korea [+]9.1%
8.7%
9.4%
September 2019
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]39.5%
38.7%
40.9%
September 2019
Sri Lanka [+]23.0%
16.9%
33.9%
September 2019
Lithuania [+]10.5%
12.7%
8.2%
September 2019
Luxembourg [+]20.5%
22.1%
18.3%
September 2019
Latvia [+]11.3%
11.3%
12.0%
September 2019
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]2.8%
3.0%
2.5%
September 2019
Montenegro [+]22.0%
25.7%
16.7%
September 2019
North Macedonia [+]35.3%
32.6%
39.2%
September 2019
Myanmar [+]2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
September 2019
Mongolia [+]26.5%
26.0%
27.2%
September 2019
Malta [+]10.2%
12.3%
7.3%
September 2019
Mauritius [+]22.5%
18.8%
27.7%
September 2019
Mexico [+]7.9%
7.4%
8.8%
September 2019
Nigeria [+]16.5%
September 2018
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]6.8%
7.4%
6.2%
September 2019
Norway [+]9.7%
9.5%
9.8%
September 2019
New Zealand [+]10.6%
10.4%
10.8%
September 2019
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]14.3%
14.1%
14.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]7.7%
6.6%
9.5%
September 2019
Pakistan [+]9.0%
9.4%
7.9%
June 2019
Poland [+]10.5%
10.7%
10.3%
September 2019
State of Palestine [+]38.8%
32.8%
72.8%
September 2019
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]17.9%
16.3%
20.3%
September 2019
Serbia [+]26.0%
22.6%
31.3%
September 2019
Russia [+]16.3%
15.3%
17.7%
September 2019
Rwanda [+]15.8%
14.4%
17.2%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]25.9%
17.7%
51.8%
September 2019
Seychelles [+]6.3%
4.9%
8.1%
September 2019
Sweden [+]16.6%
15.9%
17.4%
September 2019
Slovenia [+]7.6%
6.9%
8.7%
September 2019
Slovakia [+]18.4%
15.3%
23.6%
September 2019
Senegal [+]3.8%
1.9%
7.7%
September 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.5%
3.6%
5.7%
September 2019
Türkiye [+]27.3%
23.3%
34.4%
September 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]8.9%
10.6%
10.6%
September 2019
Taiwan [+]12.5%
10.9%
14.2%
September 2019
Ukraine [+]15.1%
14.0%
16.6%
September 2019
Uruguay [+]29.3%
26.7%
32.4%
September 2019
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]6.0%
5.8%
6.2%
September 2019
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]49.0%
45.6%
53.0%
September 2019
Zambia [+]19.3%
17.7%
20.9%
December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.5%
3.9%
September 2019
United Kingdom [+]4.1%
3.7%
September 2019
Germany [+]3.5%
2.6%
September 2019
France [+]8.3%
8.2%
September 2019
Japan [+]2.5%
2.2%
September 2019
Spain [+]12.2%
15.9%
September 2019
Italy [+]8.3%
10.1%
September 2019
Portugal [+]5.5%
7.0%
September 2019
Greece [+]13.1%
20.5%
September 2019
Ireland [+]5.5%
5.0%
September 2019
Andorra [+]2.2%
1.5%
September 2019
Albania [+]11.4%
11.3%
September 2019
Armenia [+]11.6%
7.0%
September 2019
Argentina [+]8.9%
10.8%
September 2019
Austria [+]4.5%
4.4%
September 2019
Australia [+]5.3%
5.0%
September 2019
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]5.5%
5.2%
September 2019
Bulgaria [+]3.9%
3.4%
September 2019
Bolivia [+]3.0%
3.6%
September 2019
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]6.5%
15.7%
September 2019
Canada [+]5.7%
6.0%
September 2019
Switzerland [+]4.3%
4.9%
September 2019
Chile [+]7.1%
8.2%
September 2019
Colombia [+]8.5%
13.2%
September 2019
Costa Rica [+]7.8%
14.2%
September 2019
Cyprus [+]5.3%
8.4%
September 2019
Czechia [+]1.7%
2.6%
September 2019
Denmark [+]4.7%
5.3%
September 2019
Dominican Republic [+]4.3%
10.1%
September 2019
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.4%
5.2%
September 2019
Estonia [+]3.5%
4.5%
September 2019
Egypt [+]4.7%
22.7%
September 2019
Finland [+]6.2%
5.9%
September 2019
Grenada [+]8.9%
11.3%
September 2019
Georgia [+]11.9%
10.2%
September 2019
Guatemala [+]2.0%
3.5%
June 2019
Guyana [+]12.2%
14.5%
September 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]5.9%
5.5%
September 2019
Hungary [+]3.3%
3.7%
September 2019
Indonesia [+]3.9%
3.8%
September 2019
Israel [+]3.4%
4.2%
September 2019
India [+]6.3%
5.5%
September 2019
Iran [+]9.2%
17.4%
September 2019
Iceland [+]3.3%
3.6%
September 2019
Jamaica [+]4.0%
6.8%
September 2019
Jordan [+]13.9%
24.4%
September 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]3.1%
3.6%
September 2019
South Korea [+]3.5%
3.1%
September 2019
Saint Lucia [+]14.2%
17.7%
September 2019
Sri Lanka [+]3.2%
8.4%
September 2019
Lithuania [+]7.0%
5.2%
September 2019
Luxembourg [+]6.0%
5.7%
September 2019
Latvia [+]6.6%
5.5%
September 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.5%
1.2%
September 2019
Montenegro [+]15.6%
14.9%
September 2019
North Macedonia [+]15.4%
19.5%
September 2019
Myanmar [+]0.5%
0.7%
September 2019
Mongolia [+]10.2%
8.4%
September 2019
Malta [+]3.6%
5.1%
September 2019
Mauritius [+]4.3%
10.3%
September 2019
Mexico [+]3.7%
3.7%
September 2019
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.3%
3.2%
September 2019
Norway [+]3.8%
3.7%
September 2019
New Zealand [+]3.8%
4.3%
September 2019
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.5%
6.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]2.3%
3.0%
September 2019
Pakistan [+]4.3%
5.8%
June 2019
Poland [+]2.9%
3.3%
September 2019
State of Palestine [+]20.3%
42.3%
September 2019
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]4.1%
3.5%
September 2019
Serbia [+]8.6%
10.9%
September 2019
Russia [+]4.4%
4.1%
September 2019
Rwanda [+]9.9%
12.3%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]2.5%
20.7%
September 2019
Seychelles [+]2.3%
2.5%
September 2019
Sweden [+]6.3%
6.9%
September 2019
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.5%
5.1%
September 2019
Slovakia [+]5.7%
6.1%
September 2019
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]2.2%
3.4%
September 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
0.8%
September 2019
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]12.3%
17.5%
September 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.1%
3.9%
September 2019
Taiwan [+]3.9%
3.8%
September 2019
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.7%
10.7%
September 2019
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.7%
1.7%
September 2019
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]25.0%
27.8%
September 2019
Zambia [+]9.1%
10.7%
December 2017
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