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 [+]3.3%
-0.36-0.24December 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.6%
-0.30-0.20December 2019
Germany [+]3.1%
0-0.10December 2019
France [+]8.4%
0.10-0.60December 2019
Japan [+]2.2%
-0.17-0.26December 2019
Spain [+]13.8%
-0.14-0.67December 2019
Italy [+]9.9%
0.80-0.90December 2019
Portugal [+]6.8%
0.600December 2019
Greece [+]16.8%
0.40-1.90December 2019
Ireland [+]4.5%
-0.70-0.90December 2019
Andorra [+]2.6%
0.701.50December 2019
Albania [+]11.2%
-0.19-1.03December 2019
Armenia [+]10.4%
1.23-1.52December 2019
Argentina [+]8.9%
-0.84-0.23December 2019
Austria [+]4.2%
-0.20-0.40December 2019
Australia [+]4.9%
-0.280.12December 2019
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
-0.14June 2017
Belgium [+]5.2%
-0.10-0.50December 2019
Bulgaria [+]4.1%
0.40-0.60December 2019
Bolivia [+]3.6%
0.380.62December 2019
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]10.4%
2.81September 2019
Canada [+]5.2%
-0.63-0.01December 2019
Switzerland [+]3.9%
-0.70-0.70December 2019
Chile [+]7.4%
-0.180.02December 2019
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]9.2%
-1.260.45December 2019
Costa Rica [+]11.4%
1.000.46December 2019
Cyprus [+]6.4%
-0.40-1.20December 2019
Czechia [+]2.0%
-0.100December 2019
Denmark [+]4.9%
-0.10-0.20December 2019
Dominican Republic [+]6.0%
-0.73-0.06December 2019
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.4%
-0.830.37December 2019
Estonia [+]4.2%
0.20-0.30December 2019
Egypt [+]8.0%
0.26-0.84December 2019
Finland [+]6.0%
00December 2019
Grenada [+]10.4%
0.43-3.62December 2019
Georgia [+]10.9%
-0.18-1.40December 2019
Guatemala [+]1.9%
-0.57-0.03December 2019
Guyana [+]13.4%
0.25-0.36December 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]7.2%
1.50-1.40December 2019
Hungary [+]3.3%
-0.20-0.30December 2019
Indonesia [+]3.9%
0.54-0.73September 2019
Israel [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.48December 2019
India [+]6.0%
-0.09-1.88December 2019
Iran [+]10.8%
0.00-1.24December 2019
Iceland [+]3.2%
-0.200.80December 2019
Jamaica [+]4.7%
-0.62-0.18December 2019
Jordan [+]16.1%
0.72-1.90December 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.8%
1.521.48December 2019
South Korea [+]3.1%
-0.19-0.24December 2019
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]15.0%
-0.85-0.43December 2019
Sri Lanka [+]4.4%
-0.61-0.16December 2019
Lithuania [+]6.4%
0.300.40December 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.8%
-0.100.50December 2019
Latvia [+]6.0%
0-0.90December 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.3%
-0.050.15December 2019
Montenegro [+]15.9%
0.60-0.20December 2019
North Macedonia [+]16.6%
-0.50-2.80December 2019
Myanmar [+]0.6%
0.36-0.04September 2019
Mongolia [+]7.6%
-1.733.18December 2019
Malta [+]4.0%
-0.200.20December 2019
Mauritius [+]5.9%
-0.76-0.21December 2019
Mexico [+]3.4%
-0.350.10December 2019
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.3%
0.10-0.20December 2019
Norway [+]3.7%
-0.100.20December 2019
New Zealand [+]4.1%
0.06-0.30December 2019
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]6.0%
0.12-0.21December 2018
Philippines [+]2.1%
-0.43-0.11December 2019
Pakistan [+]4.7%
-0.700.25June 2019
Poland [+]2.9%
-0.20-0.90December 2019
State of Palestine [+]24.0%
-0.58-0.25December 2019
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]3.9%
0.10-0.20December 2019
Serbia [+]9.8%
0.20-3.20December 2019
Russia [+]4.5%
0.21-0.34December 2019
Rwanda [+]11.0%
0.52-1.70September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]5.7%
0.14-0.37December 2019
Seychelles [+]2.3%
-0.060.28December 2019
Sweden [+]6.3%
-0.300.40December 2019
Singapore [+]3.0%
0.300.50March 2017
Slovenia [+]4.0%
-0.80-0.30December 2019
Slovakia [+]5.6%
-0.30-0.50December 2019
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.8%
1.15December 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
-0.09-0.01December 2019
Tunisia [+]15.3%
-0.20-0.08March 2017
Türkiye [+]13.3%
-0.701.00December 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.5%
0.07December 2019
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.110.02December 2019
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.7%
-0.400.53December 2019
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.6%
-0.060.61December 2019
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]25.6%
-0.711.43December 2019
Zambia [+]9.8%
-0.79December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]7.5%
8.6%
6.4%
December 2019
United Kingdom [+]10.8%
12.3%
9.2%
December 2019
Germany [+]5.1%
6.0%
4.1%
December 2019
France [+]21.1%
21.9%
20.2%
December 2019
Japan [+]3.6%
3.8%
3.5%
December 2019
Spain [+]30.5%
29.3%
32.1%
December 2019
Italy [+]29.3%
27.1%
32.5%
December 2019
Portugal [+]19.5%
15.5%
23.9%
December 2019
Greece [+]34.0%
32.0%
36.3%
December 2019
Ireland [+]9.6%
10.7%
8.4%
December 2019
Andorra [+]12.6%
December 2019
Albania [+]27.2%
27.0%
27.5%
December 2019
Armenia [+]19.6%
22.4%
17.0%
December 2019
Argentina [+]23.6%
21.8%
26.0%
December 2019
Austria [+]8.3%
9.2%
7.1%
December 2019
Australia [+]11.4%
12.7%
10.0%
December 2019
Bangladesh [+]13.5%
11.9%
16.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]14.6%
16.3%
12.7%
December 2019
Bulgaria [+]9.1%
10.2%
9.6%
December 2019
Bolivia [+]7.1%
6.6%
7.7%
December 2019
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]21.8%
14.0%
32.1%
September 2019
Canada [+]9.9%
11.2%
8.5%
December 2019
Switzerland [+]7.7%
7.5%
8.0%
December 2019
Chile [+]20.9%
20.9%
20.9%
December 2019
Colombia [+]18.5%
14.9%
23.6%
December 2019
Costa Rica [+]33.1%
27.1%
41.8%
December 2019
Cyprus [+]16.0%
15.9%
16.0%
December 2019
Czechia [+]5.3%
4.6%
6.3%
December 2019
Denmark [+]9.6%
10.0%
9.2%
December 2019
Dominican Republic [+]15.4%
10.9%
22.5%
December 2019
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.2%
7.0%
10.4%
December 2019
Estonia [+]8.8%
16.2%
15.5%
December 2019
Egypt [+]17.7%
10.8%
45.8%
December 2019
Finland [+]13.9%
15.2%
12.6%
December 2019
Grenada [+]26.4%
15.6%
39.0%
December 2019
Georgia [+]26.7%
24.5%
30.4%
December 2019
Guatemala [+]3.5%
3.3%
3.8%
December 2019
Guyana [+]29.7%
25.3%
35.8%
December 2019
Hong Kong [+]9.3%
10.7%
7.9%
December 2019
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]21.6%
18.6%
26.3%
December 2019
Hungary [+]12.2%
12.7%
11.5%
December 2019
Indonesia [+]15.1%
15.1%
15.1%
September 2019
Israel [+]6.7%
6.0%
7.3%
December 2019
India [+]20.6%
21.4%
17.8%
December 2019
Iran [+]26.0%
22.4%
39.4%
December 2019
Iceland [+]9.2%
13.8%
7.4%
December 2019
Jamaica [+]15.7%
12.8%
19.3%
December 2019
Jordan [+]38.1%
37.3%
41.8%
December 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]9.0%
7.2%
12.2%
December 2019
South Korea [+]8.3%
8.4%
8.3%
December 2019
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]34.6%
37.4%
31.5%
December 2019
Sri Lanka [+]20.4%
16.2%
27.7%
December 2019
Lithuania [+]14.3%
17.4%
10.7%
December 2019
Luxembourg [+]16.4%
17.2%
17.9%
December 2019
Latvia [+]10.1%
16.3%
12.0%
December 2019
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]2.8%
4.7%
2.5%
December 2019
Montenegro [+]31.7%
28.8%
35.7%
December 2019
North Macedonia [+]35.1%
34.0%
37.0%
December 2019
Myanmar [+]2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
September 2019
Mongolia [+]21.1%
24.1%
16.2%
December 2019
Malta [+]10.2%
12.5%
6.8%
December 2019
Mauritius [+]22.1%
17.0%
28.2%
December 2019
Mexico [+]6.9%
6.9%
7.1%
December 2019
Nigeria [+]16.5%
September 2018
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]6.9%
7.7%
6.0%
December 2019
Norway [+]9.2%
10.6%
7.7%
December 2019
New Zealand [+]11.4%
12.1%
10.8%
December 2019
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]14.3%
14.1%
14.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]6.7%
5.3%
8.8%
December 2019
Pakistan [+]9.0%
9.4%
7.9%
June 2019
Poland [+]7.7%
7.4%
8.1%
December 2019
State of Palestine [+]39.3%
34.9%
62.5%
December 2019
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]18.5%
19.0%
17.7%
December 2019
Serbia [+]29.1%
27.4%
31.8%
December 2019
Russia [+]15.6%
15.5%
15.7%
December 2019
Rwanda [+]15.8%
14.4%
17.2%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]22.5%
13.2%
49.7%
December 2019
Seychelles [+]7.4%
6.3%
8.5%
December 2019
Sweden [+]17.1%
18.6%
15.6%
December 2019
Slovenia [+]8.7%
9.1%
8.4%
December 2019
Slovakia [+]17.1%
14.5%
21.6%
December 2019
Senegal [+]5.3%
3.3%
9.6%
December 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]3.7%
2.9%
4.9%
December 2019
Türkiye [+]24.4%
20.9%
30.7%
December 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]11.5%
7.9%
18.4%
December 2019
Taiwan [+]12.1%
11.8%
12.6%
December 2019
Ukraine [+]15.4%
16.8%
13.5%
December 2019
Uruguay [+]27.9%
23.8%
33.2%
December 2019
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]5.8%
5.8%
5.9%
December 2019
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]47.5%
42.9%
52.9%
December 2019
Zambia [+]19.3%
17.7%
20.9%
December 2017
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.4%
3.3%
December 2019
United Kingdom [+]3.8%
3.5%
December 2019
Germany [+]3.4%
2.6%
December 2019
France [+]8.5%
8.3%
December 2019
Japan [+]2.4%
2.0%
December 2019
Spain [+]12.2%
15.6%
December 2019
Italy [+]8.7%
11.4%
December 2019
Portugal [+]6.0%
7.5%
December 2019
Greece [+]13.9%
20.5%
December 2019
Ireland [+]4.7%
4.3%
December 2019
Andorra [+]3.1%
2.1%
December 2019
Albania [+]11.3%
11.0%
December 2019
Armenia [+]13.2%
7.9%
December 2019
Argentina [+]8.4%
9.5%
December 2019
Austria [+]4.3%
4.1%
December 2019
Australia [+]5.1%
4.7%
December 2019
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]3.5%
6.6%
June 2017
Belgium [+]5.7%
4.6%
December 2019
Bulgaria [+]4.4%
3.8%
December 2019
Bolivia [+]3.5%
3.7%
December 2019
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]6.5%
15.7%
September 2019
Canada [+]5.5%
4.8%
December 2019
Switzerland [+]3.7%
4.2%
December 2019
Chile [+]6.8%
8.1%
December 2019
Colombia [+]7.3%
11.9%
December 2019
Costa Rica [+]8.7%
15.4%
December 2019
Cyprus [+]5.8%
7.0%
December 2019
Czechia [+]1.8%
2.3%
December 2019
Denmark [+]4.7%
5.2%
December 2019
Dominican Republic [+]3.8%
9.0%
December 2019
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.1%
3.8%
December 2019
Estonia [+]3.7%
4.7%
December 2019
Egypt [+]4.7%
22.7%
December 2019
Finland [+]6.5%
5.5%
December 2019
Grenada [+]7.5%
14.1%
December 2019
Georgia [+]12.0%
9.6%
December 2019
Guatemala [+]1.6%
2.4%
December 2019
Guyana [+]12.5%
14.6%
December 2019
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]7.3%
7.0%
December 2019
Hungary [+]3.2%
3.5%
December 2019
Indonesia [+]3.9%
3.8%
September 2019
Israel [+]3.6%
3.9%
December 2019
India [+]6.4%
4.9%
December 2019
Iran [+]9.0%
18.0%
December 2019
Iceland [+]3.5%
2.9%
December 2019
Jamaica [+]3.9%
5.7%
December 2019
Jordan [+]15.1%
21.8%
December 2019
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.5%
5.2%
December 2019
South Korea [+]3.3%
2.9%
December 2019
Saint Lucia [+]13.1%
17.0%
December 2019
Sri Lanka [+]3.1%
6.7%
December 2019
Lithuania [+]7.4%
5.4%
December 2019
Luxembourg [+]5.7%
5.9%
December 2019
Latvia [+]6.4%
5.5%
December 2019
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.4%
1.2%
December 2019
Montenegro [+]16.6%
15.2%
December 2019
North Macedonia [+]16.4%
17.0%
December 2019
Myanmar [+]0.5%
0.7%
September 2019
Mongolia [+]8.8%
6.2%
December 2019
Malta [+]3.7%
4.4%
December 2019
Mauritius [+]3.8%
9.0%
December 2019
Mexico [+]3.4%
3.4%
December 2019
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.4%
3.2%
December 2019
Norway [+]4.2%
3.2%
December 2019
New Zealand [+]3.9%
4.2%
December 2019
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]5.5%
6.6%
December 2018
Philippines [+]1.9%
2.5%
December 2019
Pakistan [+]4.3%
5.8%
June 2019
Poland [+]2.6%
3.2%
December 2019
State of Palestine [+]20.6%
38.0%
December 2019
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]4.5%
3.2%
December 2019
Serbia [+]9.3%
10.4%
December 2019
Russia [+]4.6%
4.3%
December 2019
Rwanda [+]9.9%
12.3%
September 2018
Saudi Arabia [+]2.2%
21.3%
December 2019
Seychelles [+]2.9%
1.7%
December 2019
Sweden [+]6.3%
6.3%
December 2019
Singapore [+]2.9%
3.2%
March 2017
Slovenia [+]3.5%
4.6%
December 2019
Slovakia [+]5.3%
6.0%
December 2019
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.5%
4.3%
December 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
0.7%
December 2019
Tunisia [+]12.4%
22.7%
March 2017
Türkiye [+]11.7%
16.5%
December 2019
Trinidad and Tobago [+]2.9%
4.3%
December 2019
Taiwan [+]3.8%
3.6%
December 2019
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.0%
10.6%
December 2019
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.8%
1.5%
December 2019
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]24.1%
27.3%
December 2019
Zambia [+]9.1%
10.7%
December 2017
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