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Unemployment rate (LFS): 2022 Countries
Unemployment rate (LFS): 2022 Countries
CountriesUnemployment rateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]3.6%
0.11-1.54September 2022
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
-1.000.30December 2020
Germany [+]3.2%
0.10-0.20September 2022
France [+]7.3%
0.20-0.60September 2022
Japan [+]2.6%
-0.10-0.20September 2022
Spain [+]12.7%
0.19-1.90September 2022
Italy [+]7.7%
-0.30-1.10September 2022
Portugal [+]6.0%
0-0.30September 2022
Greece [+]11.7%
-0.80-1.30September 2022
Ireland [+]4.4%
-0.10-1.30September 2022
Andorra [+]2.3%
0.40-0.90September 2022
Albania [+]11.2%
-0.19-1.03December 2019
Armenia [+]10.0%
2.70-1.65December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.80March 2021
Argentina [+]7.1%
0.26-1.13September 2022
Austria [+]4.7%
0.40-0.60September 2022
Australia [+]3.5%
-0.29-1.13September 2022
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]14.8%
-0.90-1.60September 2022
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]5.3%
0.02September 2022
Belgium [+]5.7%
0.10-0.80September 2022
Bulgaria [+]3.6%
-1.00-1.00September 2022
Bolivia [+]3.0%
-0.35-1.72September 2022
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]9.2%
-1.99-20.10September 2021
Canada [+]5.3%
0.21-2.13September 2022
Switzerland [+]4.3%
0.20-0.90September 2022
Chile [+]8.4%
0.23-0.43September 2022
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]10.2%
-0.22-3.40September 2022
Costa Rica [+]11.1%
0.38-3.00September 2022
Cyprus [+]6.8%
-0.100.10September 2022
Czechia [+]2.2%
0-0.50September 2022
Denmark [+]4.7%
0.70-0.20September 2022
Dominican Republic [+]5.0%
-0.34-2.02September 2022
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.7%
-0.11-0.87September 2022
Estonia [+]5.6%
-0.20-0.10September 2022
Egypt [+]7.5%
0.18-0.06September 2022
Finland [+]6.7%
-0.50-0.20September 2022
Grenada [+]11.0%
-4.29-4.01June 2021
Georgia [+]15.3%
-2.16-3.76September 2022
Guatemala [+]2.2%
0.26December 2021
Guyana [+]14.5%
-0.79September 2021
Hong Kong [+]3.2%
0.07-0.14March 2017
Honduras [+]4.3%
-0.310.32June 2011
Croatia [+]6.7%
-0.600.40September 2022
Hungary [+]3.6%
0.40-0.30September 2022
Indonesia [+]3.5%
0.03-0.32September 2022
Israel [+]3.8%
0.61-1.37September 2022
India [+]4.1%
-1.05-2.29September 2022
Iran [+]9.0%
0.15-0.27September 2022
Iceland [+]3.4%
-1.00-0.70September 2022
Jamaica [+]4.3%
0.49-0.94September 2022
Jordan [+]18.5%
0.76-0.86September 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.2%
0.80-0.26December 2021
South Korea [+]2.4%
-0.55-0.37September 2022
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]18.3%
1.17September 2022
Sri Lanka [+]4.8%
0.28-0.22September 2022
Lithuania [+]5.9%
0.60-0.80September 2022
Luxembourg [+]5.2%
0.70-0.30September 2022
Latvia [+]6.9%
0.30-0.30September 2022
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]0.9%
0.070.24September 2022
Montenegro [+]15.4%
0.62-5.81December 2021
North Macedonia [+]14.3%
-0.19-1.46September 2022
Myanmar [+]1.6%
1.001.36March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.1%
-1.86-1.97September 2022
Malta [+]3.4%
-0.30-0.40September 2022
Mauritius [+]5.9%
-1.22-1.57September 2022
Mexico [+]3.4%
0.19-0.82September 2022
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]7.2%
-0.232.14December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.7%
0.40-0.30September 2022
Norway [+]3.2%
-0.10-1.00September 2022
New Zealand [+]3.2%
-0.02-0.02September 2022
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]3.9%
0.12September 2022
Philippines [+]2.8%
0.23-0.16September 2022
Pakistan [+]6.5%
-0.08June 2021
Poland [+]2.9%
0.30-0.20September 2022
State of Palestine [+]24.7%
0.46-2.58September 2022
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]5.4%
0.100.10September 2022
Serbia [+]9.0%
0.10-1.50September 2022
Russia [+]3.7%
-0.15-0.62September 2022
Rwanda [+]18.3%
4.183.71December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]5.8%
-0.03-0.81September 2022
Seychelles [+]3.4%
-0.691.14December 2020
Sweden [+]6.5%
-2.00-1.80September 2022
Singapore [+]2.8%
-0.79-0.43September 2022
Slovenia [+]4.0%
-0.20-0.50September 2022
Slovakia [+]6.0%
-0.10-0.80September 2022
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.8%
1.15December 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.9%
-0.04-0.27September 2022
Tunisia [+]15.1%
-0.11September 2022
Türkiye [+]10.1%
-0.10-1.60September 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]4.8%
0.730.47September 2022
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.01March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]8.1%
0.07-1.53September 2022
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.5%
-0.04-1.01September 2022
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]28.5%
-1.07-1.29September 2022
Zambia [+]7.3%
-0.520.97September 2022
Zimbabwe [+]11.6%
1.072.08September 2022
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]8.2%
8.7%
7.8%
September 2022
United Kingdom [+]11.2%
12.7%
9.5%
December 2020
Germany [+]6.9%
7.2%
6.7%
September 2022
France [+]19.1%
20.7%
17.3%
September 2022
Japan [+]4.3%
5.1%
3.4%
September 2022
Spain [+]31.0%
29.0%
33.4%
September 2022
Italy [+]22.5%
21.0%
24.8%
September 2022
Portugal [+]18.8%
16.7%
21.4%
September 2022
Greece [+]29.1%
23.8%
36.0%
September 2022
Ireland [+]12.0%
11.3%
12.9%
September 2022
Andorra [+]11.1%
September 2022
Albania [+]27.2%
27.0%
27.5%
December 2019
Armenia [+]34.2%
41.4%
24.4%
December 2021
Angola [+]29.6%
31.9%
27.3%
March 2021
Argentina [+]20.9%
20.1%
21.9%
September 2022
Austria [+]10.7%
10.3%
11.1%
September 2022
Australia [+]7.6%
8.2%
6.8%
September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]36.2%
31.8%
44.2%
September 2022
Bangladesh [+]17.2%
16.1%
20.5%
September 2022
Belgium [+]18.2%
20.1%
16.2%
September 2022
Bulgaria [+]10.3%
11.2%
15.9%
September 2022
Bolivia [+]5.4%
4.9%
6.0%
September 2022
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]18.9%
14.8%
25.4%
September 2021
Canada [+]9.9%
10.6%
9.2%
September 2022
Switzerland [+]9.2%
7.8%
10.8%
September 2022
Chile [+]18.9%
18.9%
18.9%
September 2022
Colombia [+]20.7%
17.1%
25.7%
September 2022
Costa Rica [+]30.1%
24.8%
38.8%
September 2022
Cyprus [+]19.9%
18.0%
21.6%
September 2022
Czechia [+]7.5%
6.4%
9.0%
September 2022
Denmark [+]12.6%
12.6%
12.5%
September 2022
Dominican Republic [+]11.3%
9.0%
15.1%
September 2022
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.0%
6.4%
10.8%
September 2022
Estonia [+]17.2%
19.4%
15.0%
September 2022
Egypt [+]19.6%
13.1%
56.5%
September 2022
Finland [+]10.6%
10.4%
10.9%
September 2022
Grenada [+]32.2%
28.9%
36.8%
June 2021
Georgia [+]35.1%
37.2%
31.7%
September 2022
Guatemala [+]3.9%
3.0%
5.4%
December 2021
Guyana [+]31.8%
25.7%
39.3%
September 2021
Hong Kong [+]20.6%
22.9%
18.3%
September 2020
Honduras [+]7.0%
June 2011
Croatia [+]21.5%
20.5%
22.9%
September 2022
Hungary [+]10.8%
11.5%
10.0%
September 2022
Indonesia [+]15.6%
15.7%
15.5%
September 2022
Israel [+]7.9%
8.7%
7.0%
September 2022
India [+]15.8%
15.1%
18.4%
September 2022
Iran [+]21.7%
19.3%
34.9%
September 2022
Iceland [+]4.1%
6.5%
8.3%
September 2022
Jamaica [+]12.0%
12.1%
12.0%
September 2022
Jordan [+]43.7%
40.9%
55.3%
September 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]8.4%
8.0%
9.0%
December 2021
South Korea [+]5.6%
6.9%
4.6%
September 2022
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]37.4%
41.8%
31.4%
September 2022
Sri Lanka [+]23.4%
22.8%
24.4%
September 2022
Lithuania [+]11.0%
11.5%
10.5%
September 2022
Luxembourg [+]20.5%
21.6%
19.5%
September 2022
Latvia [+]17.7%
20.6%
14.2%
September 2022
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.0%
4.2%
11.1%
September 2022
Montenegro [+]37.5%
39.3%
34.9%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]32.6%
28.8%
38.9%
September 2022
Myanmar [+]5.3%
4.6%
6.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]11.8%
10.4%
13.5%
September 2022
Malta [+]8.4%
10.9%
5.5%
September 2022
Mauritius [+]20.4%
20.3%
20.6%
September 2022
Mexico [+]7.0%
6.2%
8.4%
September 2022
Nigeria [+]16.5%
September 2018
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]8.3%
8.1%
8.6%
September 2022
Norway [+]9.2%
10.3%
8.2%
September 2022
New Zealand [+]8.6%
7.8%
9.4%
September 2022
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]7.0%
6.3%
7.9%
September 2022
Philippines [+]7.5%
6.0%
9.9%
September 2022
Pakistan [+]10.7%
9.5%
14.3%
June 2021
Poland [+]11.9%
11.4%
12.6%
September 2022
State of Palestine [+]36.9%
32.3%
60.7%
September 2022
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]23.9%
20.8%
28.9%
September 2022
Serbia [+]25.4%
23.8%
27.9%
September 2022
Russia [+]15.9%
14.8%
17.2%
September 2022
Rwanda [+]27.1%
26.7%
27.4%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]15.6%
10.6%
26.4%
September 2022
Seychelles [+]12.3%
11.8%
12.8%
December 2020
Sweden [+]17.0%
15.0%
19.1%
September 2022
Singapore [+]5.3%
2.8%
8.4%
September 2022
Slovenia [+]8.9%
7.6%
10.3%
September 2022
Slovakia [+]20.0%
17.1%
24.9%
September 2022
Senegal [+]5.3%
3.3%
9.6%
December 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]5.1%
3.6%
7.2%
September 2022
Tunisia [+]37.7%
38.7%
35.6%
September 2022
Türkiye [+]19.1%
15.2%
26.4%
September 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]11.5%
11.2%
11.8%
September 2022
Taiwan [+]11.5%
12.3%
10.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]21.4%
22.1%
20.5%
June 2020
Uruguay [+]25.9%
25.1%
26.9%
September 2022
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]6.4%
6.8%
5.8%
September 2022
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]48.4%
44.0%
53.9%
September 2022
Zambia [+]10.5%
10.5%
10.5%
September 2022
Zimbabwe [+]20.0%
19.5%
20.7%
September 2022
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.5%
3.8%
September 2022
United Kingdom [+]4.1%
3.6%
December 2020
Germany [+]3.4%
3.0%
September 2022
France [+]7.6%
7.1%
September 2022
Japan [+]2.8%
2.3%
September 2022
Spain [+]10.7%
14.8%
September 2022
Italy [+]6.6%
9.3%
September 2022
Portugal [+]5.3%
6.7%
September 2022
Greece [+]8.7%
15.4%
September 2022
Ireland [+]4.2%
4.8%
September 2022
Andorra [+]2.1%
2.5%
September 2022
Albania [+]11.3%
11.0%
December 2019
Armenia [+]11.8%
8.2%
December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.8%
March 2021
Argentina [+]6.6%
7.8%
September 2022
Austria [+]4.7%
4.8%
September 2022
Australia [+]3.5%
3.4%
September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]12.1%
19.3%
September 2022
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.7%
7.5%
September 2022
Belgium [+]6.0%
5.3%
September 2022
Bulgaria [+]3.9%
3.3%
September 2022
Bolivia [+]2.5%
3.6%
September 2022
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]6.7%
13.0%
September 2021
Canada [+]5.0%
5.7%
September 2022
Switzerland [+]4.0%
4.8%
September 2022
Chile [+]8.3%
8.6%
September 2022
Colombia [+]8.5%
12.5%
September 2022
Costa Rica [+]8.1%
15.5%
September 2022
Cyprus [+]5.6%
8.1%
September 2022
Czechia [+]1.8%
2.8%
September 2022
Denmark [+]4.5%
4.9%
September 2022
Dominican Republic [+]2.9%
8.1%
September 2022
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.3%
4.2%
September 2022
Estonia [+]5.8%
5.5%
September 2022
Egypt [+]5.2%
19.1%
September 2022
Finland [+]6.7%
6.6%
September 2022
Grenada [+]10.2%
12.1%
June 2021
Georgia [+]17.2%
12.9%
September 2022
Guatemala [+]1.8%
2.8%
December 2021
Guyana [+]12.0%
18.3%
September 2021
Hong Kong [+]3.5%
2.8%
March 2017
Honduras [+]3.3%
6.1%
June 2011
Croatia [+]5.5%
8.1%
September 2022
Hungary [+]3.7%
3.5%
September 2022
Indonesia [+]3.5%
3.4%
September 2022
Israel [+]4.0%
3.6%
September 2022
India [+]4.1%
4.2%
September 2022
Iran [+]7.7%
16.0%
September 2022
Iceland [+]3.2%
3.5%
September 2022
Jamaica [+]3.2%
5.7%
September 2022
Jordan [+]16.3%
29.1%
September 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.0%
4.3%
December 2021
South Korea [+]2.4%
2.5%
September 2022
Saint Lucia [+]16.0%
20.8%
September 2022
Sri Lanka [+]4.2%
6.1%
September 2022
Lithuania [+]6.4%
5.4%
September 2022
Luxembourg [+]5.8%
4.5%
September 2022
Latvia [+]7.5%
6.3%
September 2022
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.0%
0.7%
September 2022
Montenegro [+]15.7%
15.0%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]16.2%
11.6%
September 2022
Myanmar [+]1.1%
2.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.3%
4.8%
September 2022
Malta [+]3.6%
3.1%
September 2022
Mauritius [+]4.6%
7.8%
September 2022
Mexico [+]3.3%
3.6%
September 2022
Nigeria [+]6.3%
8.1%
December 2016
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.5%
3.9%
September 2022
Norway [+]3.3%
3.2%
September 2022
New Zealand [+]2.8%
3.7%
September 2022
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]3.3%
4.7%
September 2022
Philippines [+]2.5%
3.2%
September 2022
Pakistan [+]5.5%
9.7%
June 2021
Poland [+]3.0%
2.9%
September 2022
State of Palestine [+]19.9%
43.1%
September 2022
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]5.8%
4.9%
September 2022
Serbia [+]8.5%
9.6%
September 2022
Russia [+]3.6%
3.9%
September 2022
Rwanda [+]16.3%
20.3%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]2.4%
16.6%
September 2022
Seychelles [+]3.5%
3.3%
December 2020
Sweden [+]6.1%
7.0%
September 2022
Singapore [+]2.7%
2.9%
September 2022
Slovenia [+]3.9%
4.1%
September 2022
Slovakia [+]5.5%
6.6%
September 2022
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.5%
4.3%
December 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
1.0%
September 2022
Tunisia [+]13.0%
20.1%
September 2022
Türkiye [+]8.4%
13.6%
September 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]4.1%
5.7%
September 2022
Taiwan [+]3.8%
3.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.2%
9.1%
September 2022
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.6%
1.5%
September 2022
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]26.9%
30.3%
September 2022
Zambia [+]6.4%
8.3%
September 2022
Zimbabwe [+]11.3%
11.9%
September 2022
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