Asia Unemployment Rate

Insights

China's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in September 2025 from 5.3% in August 2025. The August rate was a seasonal increase.
Japan's unemployment rate increased to 2.6% in August 2025 from 2.3% in July 2025. This marks the highest rate since July 2024.
India's unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in September 2025, up from 5.1% in August 2025. The labour force participation rate increased to 55.3% in September 2025, marking the third consecutive monthly rise.

Data is available for the period 1953 to 2025 across 26 countries in Asia.

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
China	5.2%	5.3%	5.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Japan	2.6%	2.3%	2.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
India	5.2%	5.1%	6.4%	Monthly	Sep'25
South Korea	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Indonesia	4.8%	4.9%	4.8%	Quarterly	Q1 2025
Saudi Arabia	3.2%	2.8%	3.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
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
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
Malaysia	3%	3%	3.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hong Kong	3.9%	3.7%	3%	Monthly	Sep'25
Kazakhstan	4.6%	4.6%	4.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Qatar	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Sri Lanka	3.8%	3.8%	4.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Jordan	21.3%	21.3%	21.4%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Macao SAR China	2%	2%	1.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Georgia	14.3%	14.7%	13.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Armenia	13.4%	13.9%	13.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Mongolia	4.5%	5.4%	5.8%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Kyrgyzstan	1.5%	1.6%	2.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Palestinian Territories	28.6%	30.2%	31.1%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Bhutan	2.9%	3.6%	3.7%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Taiwan	3.4%	3.3%	3.4%	Monthly	Aug'25

Asia Unemployment Rate : Definition

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