Unemployment Rate: 2017 Countries
| Countries | Unemployment Rate | Ch. | Ann. ch. | Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 4.1% | 0 | -0.60 | December 2017 | |
| Euro zone [+] | 8.7% | 0 | -1.00 | December 2017 | |
| United Kingdom [+] | 4.4% | 0.10 | -0.30 | December 2017 | |
| Germany [+] | 3.4% | 0 | -0.30 | December 2017 | |
| France [+] | 9.0% | 0 | -1.00 | December 2017 | |
| Japan [+] | 2.7% | 0 | -0.30 | December 2017 | |
| Spain [+] | 16.6% | -0.10 | -1.90 | December 2017 | |
| Italy [+] | 10.9% | 0 | -0.90 | December 2017 | |
| Portugal [+] | 8.1% | -0.10 | -2.30 | December 2017 | |
| Greece [+] | 21.1% | -0.30 | -2.50 | December 2017 | |
| Ireland [+] | 6.3% | -0.10 | -1.20 | December 2017 | |
| Argentina [+] | 8.5% | -0.80 | September 2016 | ||
| Austria [+] | 5.9% | 0 | -0.20 | December 2017 | |
| Australia [+] | 5.6% | 0.15 | -0.23 | December 2017 | |
| Belgium [+] | 6.2% | -0.20 | -1.10 | December 2017 | |
| Bulgaria [+] | 6.7% | -0.10 | -1.00 | December 2017 | |
| Brazil [+] | 11.8% | -0.20 | -0.20 | December 2017 | |
| Canada [+] | 6.0% | -0.10 | -0.90 | December 2017 | |
| Switzerland [+] | 4.8% | 0 | 0 | December 2017 | |
| Chile [+] | 6.8% | 0.31 | 0.46 | December 2017 | |
| Colombia [+] | 8.9% | 0.15 | -0.18 | December 2017 | |
| Cyprus [+] | 10.6% | 0.20 | -2.40 | December 2017 | |
| Czechia [+] | 2.3% | -0.10 | -1.30 | December 2017 | |
| Denmark [+] | 5.3% | -0.20 | -0.30 | December 2017 | |
| Estonia [+] | 6.0% | 0.40 | -0.40 | December 2017 | |
| Finland [+] | 9.0% | 1.00 | 0.50 | December 2017 | |
| Croatia [+] | 9.8% | -0.30 | -2.80 | December 2017 | |
| Hungary [+] | 3.7% | -0.10 | -0.60 | December 2017 | |
| Iceland [+] | 4.3% | 2.10 | 1.00 | December 2017 | |
| Lithuania [+] | 6.8% | 0 | -0.80 | December 2017 | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 5.6% | 0.20 | -0.70 | December 2017 | |
| Latvia [+] | 8.1% | -0.20 | -1.20 | December 2017 | |
| Malta [+] | 4.1% | 0.10 | -0.10 | December 2017 | |
| Mexico [+] | 3.1% | -0.26 | -0.23 | December 2017 | |
| Netherlands [+] | 5.4% | 0 | -1.00 | December 2017 | |
| Norway [+] | 4.5% | 0.40 | 0.30 | December 2017 | |
| Poland [+] | 4.4% | -0.20 | -1.10 | December 2017 | |
| Romania [+] | 5.8% | -0.10 | -0.90 | December 2017 | |
| Russia [+] | 5.1% | 0 | -0.20 | December 2017 | |
| Sweden [+] | 6.7% | 0.20 | -0.40 | December 2017 | |
| Slovenia [+] | 5.7% | -0.10 | -2.40 | December 2017 | |
| Slovakia [+] | 7.5% | -0.20 | -1.30 | December 2017 | |
| Türkiye [+] | 9.9% | -0.20 | -2.20 | December 2017 | |
| Uruguay [+] | 6.9% | -0.84 | -0.82 | December 2017 | |
| Venezuela [+] | 6.1% | -0.80 | -0.50 | December 2017 | |
| South Africa [+] | 26.7% | 0 | 0.20 | December 2017 | |
| < Unemployment Rate 2016Unemployment Rate 2018 > | |||||
Unemployment Rate: Youth unemployment
| Countries | Unemployment < 25 | Male unemployment < 25 | Female unemployment < 25 | Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 9.1% | 9.8% | 8.3% | December 2017 | |||
| Euro zone [+] | 18.1% | 18.3% | 18.0% | December 2017 | |||
| United Kingdom [+] | 12.5% | 13.5% | 11.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Germany [+] | 7.0% | 7.9% | 6.0% | December 2017 | |||
| France [+] | 22.8% | 21.4% | 24.5% | December 2017 | |||
| Japan [+] | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.0% | December 2017 | |||
| Spain [+] | 37.4% | 37.9% | 36.8% | December 2017 | |||
| Italy [+] | 32.0% | 31.1% | 35.6% | December 2017 | |||
| Portugal [+] | 21.9% | 21.2% | 22.7% | December 2017 | |||
| Greece [+] | 44.4% | 38.5% | 50.9% | December 2017 | |||
| Ireland [+] | 14.0% | 15.5% | 12.2% | December 2017 | |||
| Austria [+] | 10.5% | 11.7% | 9.3% | December 2017 | |||
| Australia [+] | 12.3% | 14.0% | 10.6% | December 2017 | |||
| Belgium [+] | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.6% | December 2017 | |||
| Bulgaria [+] | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Canada [+] | 10.4% | 11.8% | 9.0% | December 2017 | |||
| Switzerland [+] | 8.2% | 8.4% | 7.9% | December 2017 | |||
| Chile [+] | 29.2% | 31.9% | 26.2% | December 2017 | |||
| Cyprus [+] | 22.7% | 27.1% | 19.2% | December 2017 | |||
| Czechia [+] | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.8% | December 2017 | |||
| Denmark [+] | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Estonia [+] | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.2% | December 2017 | |||
| Finland [+] | 18.8% | 21.1% | 16.7% | December 2017 | |||
| Croatia [+] | 26.2% | 24.0% | 29.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Hungary [+] | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% | December 2017 | |||
| Iceland [+] | 13.4% | 14.2% | 12.6% | December 2017 | |||
| Lithuania [+] | 13.6% | 15.2% | 11.7% | December 2017 | |||
| Luxembourg [+] | 14.9% | 15.8% | 13.7% | December 2017 | |||
| Latvia [+] | 16.9% | 20.8% | 12.0% | December 2017 | |||
| Malta [+] | 9.9% | 10.2% | 9.5% | December 2017 | |||
| Netherlands [+] | 9.6% | 11.0% | 8.3% | December 2017 | |||
| Norway [+] | 12.8% | 14.1% | 11.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Poland [+] | 13.8% | 13.5% | 14.1% | December 2017 | |||
| Romania [+] | 25.0% | 24.2% | 26.2% | December 2017 | |||
| Sweden [+] | 17.8% | 18.2% | 17.5% | December 2017 | |||
| Slovenia [+] | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.5% | December 2017 | |||
| Slovakia [+] | 19.8% | 18.1% | 22.4% | December 2017 | |||
| Türkiye [+] | 18.2% | 15.2% | 23.7% | December 2017 | |||
| Uruguay [+] | 23.0% | 18.9% | 29.2% | December 2017 | |||
| South Africa [+] | 51.1% | December 2017 | |||||
| < Unemployment Rate 2016Unemployment Rate 2018 > | |||||||
Unemployment Rate: By sex
| Countries | Male unemployment | Female unemployment | Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 4.1% | 4.0% | December 2017 | ||
| Euro zone [+] | 8.4% | 9.1% | December 2017 | ||
| United Kingdom [+] | 4.4% | 4.3% | December 2017 | ||
| Germany [+] | 3.7% | 3.0% | December 2017 | ||
| France [+] | 9.1% | 9.0% | December 2017 | ||
| Japan [+] | 2.8% | 2.6% | December 2017 | ||
| Spain [+] | 15.0% | 18.4% | December 2017 | ||
| Italy [+] | 10.1% | 11.9% | December 2017 | ||
| Portugal [+] | 7.7% | 8.4% | December 2017 | ||
| Greece [+] | 17.0% | 26.3% | December 2017 | ||
| Ireland [+] | 6.6% | 5.9% | December 2017 | ||
| Austria [+] | 6.2% | 5.6% | December 2017 | ||
| Australia [+] | 5.7% | 5.5% | December 2017 | ||
| Belgium [+] | 6.2% | 6.2% | December 2017 | ||
| Bulgaria [+] | 6.9% | 6.3% | December 2017 | ||
| Canada [+] | 6.4% | 5.6% | December 2017 | ||
| Switzerland [+] | 4.6% | 5.0% | December 2017 | ||
| Chile [+] | 7.4% | 6.9% | December 2017 | ||
| Colombia [+] | 6.9% | 11.6% | December 2017 | ||
| Cyprus [+] | 10.8% | 10.5% | December 2017 | ||
| Czechia [+] | 1.9% | 2.8% | December 2017 | ||
| Denmark [+] | 5.2% | 5.3% | December 2017 | ||
| Estonia [+] | 6.2% | 5.8% | December 2017 | ||
| Finland [+] | 9.6% | 8.4% | December 2017 | ||
| Croatia [+] | 9.1% | 10.5% | December 2017 | ||
| Hungary [+] | 3.5% | 4.0% | December 2017 | ||
| Iceland [+] | 2.7% | 6.1% | December 2017 | ||
| Lithuania [+] | 8.1% | 5.5% | December 2017 | ||
| Luxembourg [+] | 5.3% | 5.8% | December 2017 | ||
| Latvia [+] | 9.1% | 7.1% | December 2017 | ||
| Malta [+] | 4.0% | 4.4% | December 2017 | ||
| Mexico [+] | 3.2% | 3.0% | December 2017 | ||
| Netherlands [+] | 5.0% | 5.8% | December 2017 | ||
| Norway [+] | 4.9% | 4.1% | December 2017 | ||
| Poland [+] | 4.4% | 4.5% | December 2017 | ||
| Romania [+] | 6.3% | 5.2% | December 2017 | ||
| Russia [+] | 5.6% | 5.3% | November 2013 | ||
| Sweden [+] | 6.5% | 6.9% | December 2017 | ||
| Slovenia [+] | 5.1% | 6.4% | December 2017 | ||
| Slovakia [+] | 7.0% | 8.1% | December 2017 | ||
| Türkiye [+] | 8.6% | 12.6% | December 2017 | ||
| Uruguay [+] | 5.8% | 8.3% | December 2017 | ||
| Venezuela [+] | 5.9% | 6.3% | December 2017 | ||
| South Africa [+] | 24.8% | 29.0% | December 2017 | ||
| < Unemployment Rate 2016Unemployment Rate 2018 > | |||||
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