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Unemployment rate (LFS): 2022 Countries
Unemployment rate (LFS): 2022 Countries
CountriesUnemployment rateCh.Ann. ch.Month
United States [+]3.3%
-0.29-0.60December 2022
United Kingdom [+]3.9%
-1.000.30December 2020
Germany [+]3.0%
-0.20-0.30December 2022
France [+]7.3%
0-0.30December 2022
Japan [+]2.4%
-0.20-0.20December 2022
Spain [+]12.9%
0.20-0.46December 2022
Italy [+]7.9%
0.20-1.20December 2022
Portugal [+]6.6%
0.600.10December 2022
Greece [+]11.9%
0.20-1.30December 2022
Ireland [+]4.1%
-0.30-0.80December 2022
Andorra [+]1.7%
-0.60-0.90December 2022
Albania [+]11.2%
-0.19-1.03December 2019
Armenia [+]10.0%
2.70-1.65December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.80March 2021
Argentina [+]6.3%
-0.83-0.69December 2022
Austria [+]4.8%
0.10-0.30December 2022
Australia [+]3.3%
-0.17-1.14December 2022
Azerbaijan [+]5.0%
0.090.09December 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]14.3%
-0.50-1.80December 2022
Barbados [+]11.9%
0.08-1.29June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.9%
-0.43December 2022
Belgium [+]5.6%
-0.10-0.20December 2022
Bulgaria [+]3.7%
0.10-0.90December 2022
Bolivia [+]3.3%
0.21-0.58December 2022
Brazil [+]11.7%
-0.29-0.21December 2018
Belarus [+]0.5%
0.02December 2014
Belize [+]5.0%
-4.16December 2022
Canada [+]4.6%
-0.67-1.04December 2022
Switzerland [+]4.2%
-0.10-0.30December 2022
Chile [+]8.2%
-0.170.59December 2022
China [+]4.1%
0.02December 2014
Colombia [+]9.1%
-1.08-3.34December 2022
Costa Rica [+]10.9%
-0.22-1.80December 2022
Cyprus [+]7.0%
0.200.70December 2022
Czechia [+]2.2%
00December 2022
Denmark [+]4.6%
-0.100.20December 2022
Dominican Republic [+]4.9%
-0.12-2.39December 2022
Algeria [+]10.5%
0.59-0.71September 2016
Ecuador [+]3.3%
-0.37-0.69December 2022
Estonia [+]5.4%
-0.200.20December 2022
Egypt [+]7.3%
-0.23-0.23December 2022
Finland [+]6.2%
-0.50-0.10December 2022
Grenada [+]11.0%
-4.29-4.01June 2021
Georgia [+]15.7%
0.38-2.93December 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 [+]6.8%
0.100.40December 2022
Hungary [+]3.9%
0.300.20December 2022
Indonesia [+]3.5%
0.03-0.32September 2022
Israel [+]4.2%
0.35-0.37December 2022
India [+]4.5%
0.38-1.00December 2022
Iran [+]8.7%
-0.34-0.44December 2022
Iceland [+]3.3%
-0.10-1.20December 2022
Jamaica [+]4.3%
0.49-0.94September 2022
Jordan [+]18.2%
-0.270.27December 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.2%
0.80-0.26December 2021
South Korea [+]2.5%
0.09-0.37December 2022
Kazakhstan [+]4.9%
0.02-0.04March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]13.6%
-4.63-4.29December 2022
Sri Lanka [+]4.7%
-0.090.29December 2022
Lithuania [+]6.4%
0.50-0.60December 2022
Luxembourg [+]4.6%
-0.600.30December 2022
Latvia [+]6.7%
-0.20-0.40December 2022
Morocco [+]9.6%
1.06-0.42September 2016
Moldova [+]1.2%
0.360.73December 2022
Montenegro [+]15.4%
0.62-5.81December 2021
North Macedonia [+]14.1%
-0.19-1.19December 2022
Myanmar [+]1.6%
1.001.36March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.1%
0.06-2.71December 2022
Malta [+]3.2%
-0.20-0.10December 2022
Mauritius [+]4.5%
-1.41-2.89December 2022
Mexico [+]3.0%
-0.43-0.67December 2022
Malaysia [+]3.4%
-0.020.00March 2017
Nigeria [+]3.8%
-3.35December 2022
Nicaragua [+]4.4%
-0.64December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.5%
-0.20-0.20December 2022
Norway [+]3.1%
-0.10-0.30December 2022
New Zealand [+]3.3%
0.130.17December 2022
Panama [+]4.6%
0.210.31March 2017
Peru [+]3.7%
-0.26December 2022
Philippines [+]2.4%
-0.39-0.93December 2022
Pakistan [+]6.5%
-0.08June 2021
Poland [+]2.9%
00December 2022
State of Palestine [+]23.4%
-1.30-0.78December 2022
Paraguay [+]7.7%
-1.310.79September 2017
Qatar [+]0.2%
-0.01-0.09March 2015
Romania [+]5.8%
0.40-0.10December 2022
Serbia [+]9.2%
0.20-0.60December 2022
Russia [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.54December 2022
Rwanda [+]18.3%
4.183.71December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]4.8%
-1.01-2.09December 2022
Seychelles [+]3.4%
-0.691.14December 2020
Sweden [+]6.8%
0.30-0.80December 2022
Singapore [+]2.4%
-0.39-0.32December 2022
Slovenia [+]3.5%
-0.50-1.00December 2022
Slovakia [+]6.1%
0.10-0.50December 2022
San Marino [+]7.0%
-0.060.29March 2015
Senegal [+]3.8%
1.15December 2019
Syria [+]8.8%
0.461.06December 2010
Thailand [+]0.8%
-0.07-0.21December 2022
Tunisia [+]15.0%
-0.14December 2022
Türkiye [+]10.1%
0-0.90December 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]4.2%
-0.600.13December 2022
Taiwan [+]3.7%
-0.07-0.01March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.1%
0.430.19March 2017
Uruguay [+]7.9%
-0.220.38December 2022
Venezuela [+]7.5%
1.260.25March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.4%
-0.10-1.22December 2022
Yemen [+]13.1%
0.62December 2014
South Africa [+]27.8%
-0.70-2.01December 2022
Zambia [+]3.9%
-3.40-1.79December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]9.6%
-1.990.05December 2022
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Unemployment rate (LFS): Youth unemployment
CountriesUnemployment < 25Male unemployment < 25Female unemployment < 25Month
United States [+]7.5%
8.0%
7.0%
December 2022
United Kingdom [+]11.2%
12.7%
9.5%
December 2020
Germany [+]5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
December 2022
France [+]16.9%
18.8%
14.6%
December 2022
Japan [+]4.4%
5.3%
3.8%
December 2022
Spain [+]29.3%
28.7%
29.9%
December 2022
Italy [+]23.9%
22.4%
26.1%
December 2022
Portugal [+]19.9%
19.4%
20.4%
December 2022
Greece [+]29.5%
24.0%
35.7%
December 2022
Ireland [+]9.1%
9.5%
8.7%
December 2022
Andorra [+]4.6%
December 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 [+]18.5%
18.3%
18.6%
December 2022
Austria [+]9.0%
7.9%
10.3%
December 2022
Australia [+]7.1%
7.9%
6.4%
December 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]32.3%
28.0%
40.7%
December 2022
Bangladesh [+]14.9%
14.9%
14.9%
December 2022
Belgium [+]15.5%
17.7%
13.0%
December 2022
Bulgaria [+]9.1%
9.8%
16.3%
December 2022
Bolivia [+]5.6%
5.2%
6.1%
December 2022
Brazil [+]27.3%
24.0%
31.7%
December 2018
Belize [+]11.9%
8.0%
17.9%
December 2022
Canada [+]9.2%
9.9%
8.5%
December 2022
Switzerland [+]6.7%
7.1%
6.3%
December 2022
Chile [+]19.0%
16.5%
22.2%
December 2022
Colombia [+]18.5%
14.5%
24.4%
December 2022
Costa Rica [+]28.3%
23.3%
36.4%
December 2022
Cyprus [+]19.2%
21.3%
17.2%
December 2022
Czechia [+]7.6%
7.2%
8.0%
December 2022
Denmark [+]11.5%
12.1%
10.8%
December 2022
Dominican Republic [+]11.2%
8.7%
15.0%
December 2022
Algeria [+]28.4%
24.8%
45.7%
September 2017
Ecuador [+]8.4%
6.6%
11.6%
December 2022
Estonia [+]16.9%
20.7%
13.5%
December 2022
Egypt [+]19.8%
13.3%
53.1%
December 2022
Finland [+]12.6%
13.6%
11.6%
December 2022
Grenada [+]32.2%
28.9%
36.8%
June 2021
Georgia [+]38.4%
36.5%
41.8%
December 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 [+]16.7%
12.0%
23.9%
December 2022
Hungary [+]11.0%
12.9%
8.6%
December 2022
Indonesia [+]15.6%
15.7%
15.5%
September 2022
Israel [+]7.1%
7.6%
6.7%
December 2022
India [+]17.1%
16.4%
19.4%
December 2022
Iran [+]23.5%
20.4%
39.5%
December 2022
Iceland [+]6.0%
8.2%
8.9%
December 2022
Jamaica [+]12.0%
12.1%
12.0%
September 2022
Jordan [+]40.7%
39.9%
43.7%
December 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]8.4%
8.0%
9.0%
December 2021
South Korea [+]5.1%
6.4%
4.2%
December 2022
Kazakhstan [+]3.8%
March 2017
Saint Lucia [+]29.0%
37.4%
17.7%
December 2022
Sri Lanka [+]24.2%
21.7%
29.0%
December 2022
Lithuania [+]12.5%
14.1%
10.9%
December 2022
Luxembourg [+]15.5%
18.0%
20.6%
December 2022
Latvia [+]16.1%
22.5%
11.4%
December 2022
Morocco [+]29.3%
26.0%
39.4%
September 2017
Moldova [+]4.7%
4.9%
11.1%
December 2022
Montenegro [+]37.5%
39.3%
34.9%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]32.0%
30.7%
34.8%
December 2022
Myanmar [+]5.3%
4.6%
6.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]9.0%
6.8%
12.4%
December 2022
Malta [+]9.5%
14.0%
4.3%
December 2022
Mauritius [+]14.8%
12.5%
18.6%
December 2022
Mexico [+]6.2%
5.6%
7.2%
December 2022
Nigeria [+]6.1%
4.8%
7.5%
December 2022
Nicaragua [+]6.6%
5.5%
8.2%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]7.3%
6.7%
8.0%
December 2022
Norway [+]10.0%
11.0%
9.1%
December 2022
New Zealand [+]9.8%
9.9%
9.8%
December 2022
Panama [+]12.7%
9.9%
17.6%
March 2017
Peru [+]7.1%
6.5%
7.7%
December 2022
Philippines [+]7.0%
6.2%
8.3%
December 2022
Pakistan [+]10.7%
9.5%
14.3%
June 2021
Poland [+]12.0%
11.3%
13.1%
December 2022
State of Palestine [+]33.3%
29.6%
54.0%
December 2022
Paraguay [+]21.2%
21.3%
21.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.4%
0.2%
1.6%
June 2019
Romania [+]22.7%
22.8%
22.5%
December 2022
Serbia [+]24.3%
27.7%
18.8%
December 2022
Russia [+]13.0%
12.4%
13.7%
December 2022
Rwanda [+]27.1%
26.7%
27.4%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]16.0%
12.1%
25.1%
December 2022
Seychelles [+]12.3%
11.8%
12.8%
December 2020
Sweden [+]19.8%
18.4%
21.3%
December 2022
Singapore [+]5.5%
3.2%
8.1%
December 2022
Slovenia [+]9.3%
6.8%
12.8%
December 2022
Slovakia [+]20.5%
20.1%
21.1%
December 2022
Senegal [+]5.3%
3.3%
9.6%
December 2019
Syria [+]21.6%
17.6%
47.6%
December 2010
Thailand [+]4.7%
3.2%
6.7%
December 2022
Tunisia [+]38.5%
38.2%
38.9%
December 2022
Türkiye [+]18.9%
15.3%
25.6%
December 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]11.4%
11.8%
11.0%
December 2022
Taiwan [+]11.5%
12.3%
10.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]21.4%
22.1%
20.5%
June 2020
Uruguay [+]26.9%
26.3%
27.6%
December 2022
Venezuela [+]15.9%
10.8%
17.2%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]5.8%
5.4%
6.2%
December 2022
Yemen [+]23.0%
22.5%
28.9%
December 2014
South Africa [+]47.7%
43.8%
52.4%
December 2022
Zambia [+]6.7%
6.8%
6.5%
December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]16.9%
16.4%
17.5%
December 2022
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Unemployment rate (LFS): By sex
CountriesMale unemploymentFemale unemploymentMonth
United States [+]3.4%
3.3%
December 2022
United Kingdom [+]4.1%
3.6%
December 2020
Germany [+]3.1%
2.9%
December 2022
France [+]7.5%
7.1%
December 2022
Japan [+]2.7%
2.1%
December 2022
Spain [+]11.3%
14.6%
December 2022
Italy [+]7.1%
9.1%
December 2022
Portugal [+]6.2%
7.1%
December 2022
Greece [+]8.9%
15.7%
December 2022
Ireland [+]4.0%
4.3%
December 2022
Andorra [+]1.4%
2.1%
December 2022
Albania [+]11.3%
11.0%
December 2019
Armenia [+]11.8%
8.2%
December 2021
Angola [+]15.8%
15.8%
March 2021
Argentina [+]6.0%
6.7%
December 2022
Austria [+]4.9%
4.6%
December 2022
Australia [+]3.3%
3.3%
December 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]11.7%
18.5%
December 2022
Barbados [+]12.8%
11.0%
June 2015
Bangladesh [+]4.4%
6.3%
December 2022
Belgium [+]6.1%
5.2%
December 2022
Bulgaria [+]3.9%
3.6%
December 2022
Bolivia [+]2.9%
3.7%
December 2022
Brazil [+]10.1%
13.6%
December 2018
Belize [+]3.9%
6.8%
December 2022
Canada [+]4.8%
4.5%
December 2022
Switzerland [+]4.0%
4.4%
December 2022
Chile [+]7.7%
9.0%
December 2022
Colombia [+]7.4%
11.4%
December 2022
Costa Rica [+]8.2%
14.9%
December 2022
Cyprus [+]6.1%
7.9%
December 2022
Czechia [+]1.9%
2.7%
December 2022
Denmark [+]4.9%
4.2%
December 2022
Dominican Republic [+]3.0%
7.6%
December 2022
Algeria [+]8.1%
20.0%
September 2016
Ecuador [+]2.9%
3.9%
December 2022
Estonia [+]6.1%
4.7%
December 2022
Egypt [+]4.8%
19.3%
December 2022
Finland [+]6.7%
5.6%
December 2022
Grenada [+]10.2%
12.1%
June 2021
Georgia [+]17.4%
13.4%
December 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 [+]6.0%
7.6%
December 2022
Hungary [+]4.0%
3.8%
December 2022
Indonesia [+]3.5%
3.4%
September 2022
Israel [+]4.3%
4.1%
December 2022
India [+]4.6%
4.3%
December 2022
Iran [+]7.4%
15.3%
December 2022
Iceland [+]4.0%
2.5%
December 2022
Jamaica [+]3.2%
5.7%
September 2022
Jordan [+]16.2%
28.2%
December 2022
Kyrgyzstan [+]4.0%
4.3%
December 2021
South Korea [+]2.4%
2.7%
December 2022
Saint Lucia [+]12.7%
14.9%
December 2022
Sri Lanka [+]3.9%
6.3%
December 2022
Lithuania [+]7.2%
5.7%
December 2022
Luxembourg [+]4.5%
4.8%
December 2022
Latvia [+]8.3%
5.0%
December 2022
Morocco [+]9.6%
11.1%
September 2015
Moldova [+]1.6%
0.9%
December 2022
Montenegro [+]15.7%
15.0%
December 2021
North Macedonia [+]15.5%
12.1%
December 2022
Myanmar [+]1.1%
2.3%
March 2020
Mongolia [+]5.6%
4.5%
December 2022
Malta [+]3.3%
3.1%
December 2022
Mauritius [+]3.2%
6.5%
December 2022
Mexico [+]2.9%
3.0%
December 2022
Nigeria [+]2.4%
5.3%
December 2022
Nicaragua [+]4.2%
4.7%
December 2012
Netherlands [+]3.1%
3.9%
December 2022
Norway [+]3.2%
3.1%
December 2022
New Zealand [+]3.3%
3.4%
December 2022
Panama [+]3.7%
5.9%
March 2017
Peru [+]3.0%
4.5%
December 2022
Philippines [+]2.2%
2.7%
December 2022
Pakistan [+]5.5%
9.7%
June 2021
Poland [+]3.0%
2.8%
December 2022
State of Palestine [+]19.3%
39.8%
December 2022
Paraguay [+]8.2%
7.1%
September 2017
Qatar [+]0.1%
0.9%
March 2015
Romania [+]6.3%
5.1%
December 2022
Serbia [+]9.5%
8.8%
December 2022
Russia [+]3.5%
3.8%
December 2022
Rwanda [+]16.3%
20.3%
December 2021
Saudi Arabia [+]2.3%
12.9%
December 2022
Seychelles [+]3.5%
3.3%
December 2020
Sweden [+]6.6%
7.1%
December 2022
Singapore [+]2.2%
2.6%
December 2022
Slovenia [+]3.2%
3.8%
December 2022
Slovakia [+]5.8%
6.3%
December 2022
San Marino [+]4.6%
10.0%
March 2015
Senegal [+]3.5%
4.3%
December 2019
Syria [+]6.7%
21.4%
December 2010
Thailand [+]0.7%
1.0%
December 2022
Tunisia [+]12.8%
19.8%
December 2022
Türkiye [+]8.3%
13.6%
December 2022
Trinidad and Tobago [+]3.8%
4.6%
December 2022
Taiwan [+]3.8%
3.6%
March 2021
Ukraine [+]10.8%
8.0%
December 2009
Uruguay [+]7.1%
8.8%
December 2022
Venezuela [+]6.9%
8.4%
March 2016
Viet Nam [+]1.5%
1.4%
December 2022
Yemen [+]12.0%
27.3%
December 2014
South Africa [+]26.1%
29.8%
December 2022
Zambia [+]4.1%
3.7%
December 2022
Zimbabwe [+]9.2%
10.0%
December 2022
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