Unemployment Rate

Insights

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.5% in September 2025, marking the highest level since November 2021.
South Korea's unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in September 2025 from 2.6% in August 2025. This decrease was driven by the addition of 312,000 new jobs in September, the largest year-on-year growth in 19 months.
The Netherlands unemployment rate rose to 4.0% in September 2025, an increase from 3.9% in August 2025.

Data is available for the period 1948 to 2025 across 98 countries.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia Oceania Africa

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
United States	4.3%	4.2%	4.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
China	5.2%	5.3%	5.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Euro Area	6.3%	6.2%	6.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Germany	6.3%	6.3%	6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Japan	2.6%	2.3%	2.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
India	5.2%	5.1%	6.4%	Monthly	Sep'25
United Kingdom	4.8%	4.7%	4%	Monthly	Aug'25
France	7.5%	7.5%	7.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Italy	6%	5.9%	6.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Canada	7.1%	7.1%	6.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Brazil	5.6%	5.6%	6.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Russia	2.1%	2.2%	2.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Mexico	2.9%	2.8%	3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Australia	4.5%	4.3%	4%	Monthly	Sep'25
Spain	10.4%	10.3%	11.2%	Quarterly	Q3 2025
South Korea	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Indonesia	4.8%	4.9%	4.8%	Quarterly	Q1 2025
Turkey	8.5%	8.1%	8.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Saudi Arabia	3.2%	2.8%	3.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Netherlands	4%	3.9%	3.7%	Monthly	Sep'25
Switzerland	2.8%	2.8%	2.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Poland	5.6%	5.5%	5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Belgium	5.8%	5.8%	5.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Argentina	7.6%	7.9%	7.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Sweden	8.3%	8.4%	8.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
Ireland	4.7%	4.7%	4.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
Singapore	2%	2%	1.9%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Israel	2.9%	3.1%	2.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Thailand	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Austria	7%	7%	6.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Norway	4.8%	4.9%	4%	Monthly	Sep'25
Vietnam	2.2%	2.2%	2.2%	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Philippines	3.9%	5.3%	4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Iran	7.2%	7.5%	7.6%	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Denmark	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Malaysia	3%	3%	3.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Colombia	8.6%	8.8%	9.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hong Kong	3.9%	3.7%	3%	Monthly	Sep'25
South Africa	33.2%	32.9%	33.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Egypt	6.1%	6.3%	6.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Romania	5.9%	5.8%	5.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Czech Republic	4.5%	4.5%	3.9%	Monthly	Sep'25
Chile	8.6%	8.7%	8.9%	Monthly	Aug'25
Portugal	6.1%	5.8%	6.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Finland	9.1%	9.3%	8.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Peru	5.7%	6%	5.9%	Monthly	Sep'25
Kazakhstan	4.6%	4.6%	4.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
New Zealand	5.2%	5.1%	4.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Greece	8.1%	8.3%	9.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hungary	4.5%	4.4%	4.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Qatar	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Nigeria	4.3%	5.3%	4.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2024
Morocco	12.8%	13.3%	13.1%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Slovakia	5%	5%	5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Puerto Rico	6.4%	5.7%	5.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Ecuador	4.9%	4.2%	5.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Dominican Republic	5%	4.9%	5.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Bulgaria	5.2%	5.3%	5.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Sri Lanka	3.8%	3.8%	4.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Costa Rica	7.4%	7.5%	8.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Luxembourg	6.1%	5.9%	5.8%	Monthly	Sep'25
Croatia	4.1%	4.1%	4.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Serbia	8.5%	9.1%	8.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Lithuania	8.3%	8.8%	8.7%	Monthly	Sep'25
Uruguay	6.9%	7%	8.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Angola	28.8%	29.4%	32.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Slovenia	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Tunisia	15.3%	15.7%	16%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Jordan	21.3%	21.3%	21.4%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Macao SAR China	2%	2%	1.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Bolivia	2.4%	3.1%	2.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Paraguay	4.9%	5.6%	6.4%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Latvia	6.7%	7.4%	6.9%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Estonia	7.8%	8.6%	7.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Cyprus	5.1%	5%	4.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Georgia	14.3%	14.7%	13.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Iceland	3.7%	5.7%	5.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Senegal	19%	21.7%	21.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Bosnia & Herzegovina	13.1%	13.4%	13.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Albania	8.5%	8.7%	8.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Trinidad & Tobago	3.8%	4.9%	4.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Armenia	13.4%	13.9%	13.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Malta	2.9%	2.7%	3.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Mongolia	4.5%	5.4%	5.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Jamaica	3.3%	3.7%	4.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Nicaragua	2.2%	2.4%	3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Moldova	4%	4.4%	3.9%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Kyrgyzstan	1.5%	1.6%	2.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
North Macedonia	11.5%	11.7%	12.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Mauritius	5.9%	6%	6.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Rwanda	13.4%	11.1%	16.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Palestinian Territories	28.6%	30.2%	31.1%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Montenegro	8.9%	9%	11%	Monthly	Aug'25
Barbados	7.1%	7.7%	8.3%	Quarterly	Q3 2024
Faroe Islands	1%	1%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Bhutan	2.9%	3.6%	3.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Taiwan	3.4%	3.3%	3.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
European Union	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%	Monthly	Aug'25

Unemployment Rate : Definition

Unemployment Rate is the percentage of the total labor force that is jobless but actively seeking work.