Unemployment Rate: 2009 Countries
| Countries | Unemployment Rate | Ch. | Ann. ch. | Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 9.9% | 0 | 2.60 | December 2009 | |
| Euro zone [+] | 10.0% | 0 | 1.70 | December 2009 | |
| United Kingdom [+] | 7.8% | 0 | 1.40 | December 2009 | |
| Germany [+] | 7.1% | 0 | 0.10 | December 2009 | |
| France [+] | 9.5% | -0.10 | 1.50 | December 2009 | |
| Japan [+] | 5.2% | 0 | 0.80 | December 2009 | |
| Spain [+] | 18.9% | 0.20 | 4.10 | December 2009 | |
| Italy [+] | 8.5% | 0.10 | 1.60 | December 2009 | |
| Portugal [+] | 11.9% | 0.10 | 2.10 | December 2009 | |
| Greece [+] | 10.5% | -0.50 | 1.90 | December 2009 | |
| Ireland [+] | 13.8% | -0.10 | 4.80 | December 2009 | |
| Argentina [+] | 8.4% | -0.70 | 1.10 | December 2009 | |
| Austria [+] | 5.4% | -0.60 | 0.40 | December 2009 | |
| Australia [+] | 5.5% | -0.07 | 0.92 | December 2009 | |
| Belgium [+] | 8.4% | 0.30 | 1.50 | December 2009 | |
| Bulgaria [+] | 9.5% | 0.50 | 4.20 | December 2009 | |
| Canada [+] | 8.6% | 0 | 1.60 | December 2009 | |
| Chile [+] | 8.6% | -0.49 | 1.14 | December 2009 | |
| Colombia [+] | 11.3% | -0.07 | 0.54 | December 2009 | |
| Cyprus [+] | 6.5% | 0 | 2.80 | December 2009 | |
| Czechia [+] | 7.4% | 0 | 2.60 | December 2009 | |
| Denmark [+] | 7.5% | 0.20 | 3.30 | December 2009 | |
| Estonia [+] | 16.7% | 1.40 | 7.40 | December 2009 | |
| Finland [+] | 8.5% | -1.00 | 1.80 | December 2009 | |
| Croatia [+] | 10.1% | 0.10 | 1.80 | December 2009 | |
| Hungary [+] | 10.5% | 0 | 2.10 | December 2009 | |
| Iceland [+] | 8.7% | -0.30 | 3.00 | December 2009 | |
| Lithuania [+] | 16.6% | 0.30 | 7.60 | December 2009 | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 5.7% | -0.10 | 1.20 | December 2009 | |
| Latvia [+] | 20.7% | 0.20 | 9.10 | December 2009 | |
| Malta [+] | 7.3% | 0.20 | 1.20 | December 2009 | |
| Mexico [+] | 4.7% | -0.38 | 0.70 | December 2009 | |
| Netherlands [+] | 6.1% | 0.20 | 1.30 | December 2009 | |
| Norway [+] | 3.6% | -0.30 | 0.10 | December 2009 | |
| Poland [+] | 9.1% | 0.40 | 2.10 | December 2009 | |
| Romania [+] | 9.0% | 0.30 | 3.20 | December 2009 | |
| Sweden [+] | 9.1% | 0.30 | 2.20 | December 2009 | |
| Slovenia [+] | 6.4% | -0.10 | 2.10 | December 2009 | |
| Slovakia [+] | 14.2% | 0.40 | 5.10 | December 2009 | |
| Türkiye [+] | 12.0% | -0.20 | 0 | December 2009 | |
| Uruguay [+] | 6.8% | -0.44 | -0.37 | December 2009 | |
| Venezuela [+] | 6.6% | -0.90 | 0.50 | December 2009 | |
| South Africa [+] | 24.1% | 0 | 2.60 | December 2009 | |
| < Unemployment Rate 2008Unemployment Rate 2010 > | |||||
Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
| Countries | Unemployment < 25 | Male unemployment < 25 | Female unemployment < 25 | Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 18.8% | 21.9% | 15.5% | December 2009 | |||
| Euro zone [+] | 21.3% | 22.2% | 20.4% | December 2009 | |||
| United Kingdom [+] | 19.5% | 22.4% | 16.5% | December 2009 | |||
| Germany [+] | 11.7% | 12.9% | 10.3% | December 2009 | |||
| France [+] | 25.0% | 24.1% | 26.0% | December 2009 | |||
| Japan [+] | 9.8% | 11.1% | 8.4% | December 2009 | |||
| Spain [+] | 38.7% | 41.1% | 35.8% | December 2009 | |||
| Italy [+] | 26.5% | 25.3% | 28.8% | December 2009 | |||
| Portugal [+] | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.7% | December 2009 | |||
| Greece [+] | 28.6% | 21.5% | 37.3% | December 2009 | |||
| Ireland [+] | 27.7% | 35.8% | 18.6% | December 2009 | |||
| Austria [+] | 9.9% | 12.1% | 7.3% | December 2009 | |||
| Australia [+] | 11.2% | 11.8% | 10.4% | December 2009 | |||
| Belgium [+] | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | December 2009 | |||
| Bulgaria [+] | 21.3% | 21.8% | 20.5% | December 2009 | |||
| Canada [+] | 15.9% | 18.7% | 12.9% | December 2009 | |||
| Cyprus [+] | 16.6% | 16.7% | 16.4% | December 2009 | |||
| Czechia [+] | 20.6% | 21.6% | 19.1% | December 2009 | |||
| Denmark [+] | 13.8% | 16.9% | 12.4% | December 2009 | |||
| Estonia [+] | 29.5% | 33.7% | 23.7% | December 2009 | |||
| Finland [+] | 23.1% | 25.2% | 21.3% | December 2009 | |||
| Croatia [+] | 26.5% | 25.2% | 28.2% | December 2009 | |||
| Hungary [+] | 27.5% | 30.1% | 24.3% | December 2009 | |||
| Iceland [+] | 19.4% | 26.0% | 12.9% | December 2009 | |||
| Lithuania [+] | 34.5% | 41.2% | 26.0% | December 2009 | |||
| Luxembourg [+] | 15.6% | 15.1% | 16.3% | December 2009 | |||
| Latvia [+] | 41.8% | 45.8% | 36.7% | December 2009 | |||
| Malta [+] | 16.0% | 16.4% | 15.6% | December 2009 | |||
| Netherlands [+] | 12.6% | 14.5% | 10.8% | December 2009 | |||
| Norway [+] | 11.5% | 12.6% | 10.4% | December 2009 | |||
| Poland [+] | 23.0% | 23.1% | 22.7% | December 2009 | |||
| Romania [+] | 23.9% | 23.7% | 24.2% | December 2009 | |||
| Sweden [+] | 25.3% | 26.9% | 23.5% | December 2009 | |||
| Slovenia [+] | 14.5% | 15.5% | 12.9% | December 2009 | |||
| Slovakia [+] | 33.8% | 34.5% | 32.7% | December 2009 | |||
| Türkiye [+] | 20.7% | 20.9% | 20.1% | December 2009 | |||
| Uruguay [+] | 20.1% | 15.8% | 26.4% | December 2009 | |||
| South Africa [+] | 48.5% | December 2009 | |||||
| < Unemployment Rate 2008Unemployment Rate 2010 > | |||||||
Unemployment Rate: By sex
| Countries | Male unemployment | Female unemployment | Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 10.9% | 8.7% | December 2009 | ||
| Euro zone [+] | 9.9% | 10.1% | December 2009 | ||
| United Kingdom [+] | 8.8% | 6.6% | December 2009 | ||
| Germany [+] | 7.5% | 6.6% | December 2009 | ||
| France [+] | 9.6% | 9.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Japan [+] | 5.3% | 5.0% | December 2009 | ||
| Spain [+] | 18.8% | 19.0% | December 2009 | ||
| Italy [+] | 7.5% | 9.9% | December 2009 | ||
| Portugal [+] | 12.1% | 11.7% | December 2009 | ||
| Greece [+] | 7.4% | 14.8% | December 2009 | ||
| Ireland [+] | 16.7% | 10.2% | December 2009 | ||
| Austria [+] | 6.4% | 4.2% | December 2009 | ||
| Australia [+] | 5.6% | 5.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Belgium [+] | 8.4% | 8.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Bulgaria [+] | 10.0% | 8.9% | December 2009 | ||
| Canada [+] | 9.7% | 7.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Chile [+] | 8.1% | 9.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Cyprus [+] | 6.8% | 6.1% | December 2009 | ||
| Czechia [+] | 7.0% | 7.9% | December 2009 | ||
| Denmark [+] | 8.4% | 6.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Estonia [+] | 21.0% | 12.3% | December 2009 | ||
| Finland [+] | 9.5% | 7.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Croatia [+] | 9.2% | 11.2% | December 2009 | ||
| Hungary [+] | 11.2% | 9.6% | December 2009 | ||
| Iceland [+] | 10.6% | 6.6% | December 2009 | ||
| Lithuania [+] | 20.8% | 12.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Luxembourg [+] | 4.2% | 5.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Latvia [+] | 25.3% | 16.1% | December 2009 | ||
| Malta [+] | 6.5% | 8.9% | December 2009 | ||
| Mexico [+] | 4.9% | 4.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Netherlands [+] | 5.5% | 6.7% | December 2009 | ||
| Norway [+] | 4.0% | 3.1% | December 2009 | ||
| Poland [+] | 8.9% | 9.3% | December 2009 | ||
| Romania [+] | 9.4% | 8.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Sweden [+] | 9.4% | 8.8% | December 2009 | ||
| Slovenia [+] | 6.3% | 6.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Slovakia [+] | 13.7% | 14.8% | December 2009 | ||
| Türkiye [+] | 11.5% | 11.5% | December 2009 | ||
| Uruguay [+] | 4.7% | 9.4% | December 2009 | ||
| Venezuela [+] | 6.0% | 7.5% | December 2009 | ||
| South Africa [+] | 22.8% | 25.6% | December 2009 | ||
| < Unemployment Rate 2008Unemployment Rate 2010 > | |||||
Unemployment (or joblessness) occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work. Therefore, the unemployed in a country are those with age, ability and desire to work (labor force) but do not have a job.
The number of unemployed in a country usually was expressed in terms of the labor force, and it is called unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is a percentage and it is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed people by all individuals currently in the labor force.
Unemployment rate = Total Unemployed / Labor force