List of Countries by Unemployment Rate


ALL COUNTRIESLastPreviousHighestLowestTrendUnitReferenceFrequency
Afghanistan 15.00 9.00 15.00 3.37 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Albania 13.26 13.32 22.30 12.10 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Algeria 10.00 10.00 29.50 10.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Quarterly
Angola 26.00 25.00 35.00 25.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Argentina 6.90 7.60 20.80 6.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Armenia 5.90 6.00 12.10 5.90 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Quarterly
Australia 5.50 5.60 10.90 4.00 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Austria 7.30 7.70 9.30 0.80 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Azerbaijan 5.40 5.60 11.80 5.40 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Bahamas 14.00 13.70 14.20 6.90 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Bahrain 3.80 4.00 4.10 3.30 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Annual
Bangladesh 4.50 5.10 5.10 4.30 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Barbados 11.30 10.80 12.50 7.60 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Belarus 0.50 0.60 4.00 0.50 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Belgium 8.20 8.20 11.00 6.30 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Benin 1.00 3.50 5.50 1.00 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Bhutan 3.10 3.30 4.00 1.15 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Bolivia 7.50 7.60 14.50 7.50 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.10 45.99 46.10 39.03 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Botswana 17.80 17.50 23.80 13.90 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Brazil 5.70 5.60 13.10 4.60 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Brunei 2.60 2.67 7.20 2.60 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Bulgaria 13.80 12.40 15.60 5.00 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Burkina Faso 3.30 2.70 3.30 0.90 Trend percent Dec/2007 Yearly
Burundi 35.00 19.50 35.00 19.50 Trend Percent Dec/2009 Yearly
Cambodia 0.20 0.30 5.30 0.10 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Cameroon 3.80 5.60 5.60 3.80 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Canada 7.20 7.20 13.10 2.90 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Cape Verde 16.80 12.20 20.20 10.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Cayman Islands 6.30 6.20 7.50 2.60 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Central African Republic 16.10 8.00 16.10 6.00 Trend percent Dec/2005 Yearly
Chad 22.60 22.60 22.60 Trend percent Dec/2006 Yearly
Chile 6.20 6.20 13.50 5.10 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
China 4.10 4.10 4.30 3.90 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Colombia 10.21 11.79 17.87 8.85 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Comoros 13.50 20.00 20.00 13.50 Trend Percent Dec/2004 Yearly
Congo 50.30 51.40 66.90 45.40 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Costa Rica 9.80 10.00 10.91 8.61 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Croatia 21.60 21.90 23.60 12.20 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Cuba 3.60 3.20 5.40 1.60 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Cyprus 14.00 13.70 14.00 3.40 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Czech Republic 7.70 8.00 9.94 0.09 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Denmark 4.40 4.50 12.90 1.70 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Djibouti 59.50 43.50 59.50 43.50 Trend Percent Dec/2002 Yearly
Dominican Republic 15.10 14.30 19.70 13.90 Trend Percent Sep/2012 Semesterly
East Timor 3.60 3.60 3.60 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Ecuador 4.61 5.00 12.05 4.61 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Egypt 13.20 13.00 13.20 8.10 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Quarterly
El Salvador 6.62 7.05 7.97 5.88 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Equatorial Guinea 22.30 19.70 22.30 1.30 Trend Percent Dec/2009 Yearly
Eritrea 14.50 14.50 14.50 Trend Percent Dec/1984 Yearly
Estonia 10.20 9.30 20.10 0.50 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Ethiopia 17.50 18.00 26.40 17.50 Trend percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Euro Area 12.10 12.00 12.10 7.20 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Fiji 7.00 7.00 12.00 3.70 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Finland 9.00 8.70 19.90 0.70 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
France 10.60 10.30 11.20 7.50 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Gabon 16.00 14.80 16.00 14.80 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Gambia 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Trend Percent Dec/2003 Yearly
Georgia 15.10 16.30 16.90 10.30 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Germany 5.40 5.40 14.20 0.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Ghana 12.90 11.20 12.90 11.20 Trend Percent Dec/2005 Yearly
Greece 27.00 26.70 27.00 7.30 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Guatemala 2.90 4.06 4.06 2.47 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Guinea 3.10 3.10 3.10 Trend Percent Dec/1994 Yearly
Guinea Bissau 7.60 3.20 10.14 3.20 Trend percent Dec/2002 Yearly
Guyana 21.00 21.00 28.50 11.70 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Haiti 40.60 9.61 40.60 7.20 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Honduras 4.50 4.90 12.10 2.90 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Hong Kong 3.50 3.40 8.60 1.00 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Hungary 11.80 11.60 11.80 5.50 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Iceland 4.90 5.30 9.30 0.10 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
India 3.80 9.40 9.40 3.80 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Indonesia 5.92 6.14 11.24 2.00 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Quarterly
Iran 8.00 7.10 15.40 7.10 Trend Percent Sep/2012 Quarterly
Iraq 16.00 23.00 28.00 15.00 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Ireland 14.00 14.00 17.30 3.70 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Israel 6.50 6.60 11.40 5.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Italy 11.50 11.50 11.70 5.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Ivory Coast 15.70 4.60 15.70 4.60 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Jamaica 14.20 13.70 16.50 9.80 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Japan 4.10 4.30 5.60 1.00 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Jordan 12.80 12.50 14.30 10.80 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Kazakhstan 5.30 5.30 9.70 4.40 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Kenya 40.00 12.70 40.00 12.70 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Kosovo 45.40 47.50 57.00 39.70 Trend Percent Dec/2009 Yearly
Kuwait 2.72 2.72 7.18 0.50 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Kyrgyzstan 7.70 7.90 12.50 7.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Laos 2.50 1.36 5.10 1.36 Trend Percent Dec/2009 Yearly
Latvia 12.80 13.80 20.70 5.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Lebanon 5.83 6.02 8.98 5.36 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Lesotho 25.30 27.30 39.30 25.30 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Liberia 3.70 5.60 15.90 3.70 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Libya 19.50 20.70 20.70 13.00 Trend percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Lithuania 13.10 13.00 18.30 3.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Luxembourg 6.60 6.40 6.60 1.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Macao 1.90 1.90 7.10 1.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Macedonia 30.60 30.60 37.30 27.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Madagascar 3.80 3.70 6.80 3.70 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Malawi 3.00 3.00 7.00 3.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Malaysia 3.00 3.30 4.50 2.70 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Maldives 11.70 14.44 14.44 0.79 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Mali 10.50 8.80 10.50 3.30 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Malta 6.50 6.60 8.24 5.88 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Mauritania 31.20 32.80 32.80 12.10 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Mauritius 7.76 7.90 19.70 2.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Mexico 4.51 4.85 5.93 2.22 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Moldova 5.90 4.80 13.00 3.00 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Mongolia 3.60 3.30 9.00 2.80 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Montenegro 14.06 14.22 31.00 10.20 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Morocco 9.40 8.70 15.10 7.80 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Mozambique 17.00 18.70 18.70 17.00 Trend Percent Dec/2007 Yearly
Myanmar 4.01 4.00 4.15 4.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Namibia 16.70 37.60 37.60 16.70 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Nepal 3.00 8.80 8.80 1.80 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Netherlands 8.20 8.10 8.20 3.40 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
New Caledonia 13.80 16.30 18.60 13.80 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
New Zealand 6.20 6.80 11.20 3.50 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Nicaragua 7.40 6.30 17.80 1.60 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Niger 2.25 15.90 15.90 1.47 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Nigeria 23.90 21.10 23.90 5.30 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Norway 3.50 3.60 4.70 2.30 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Oman 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Pakistan 6.50 6.10 7.80 3.10 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Palestine 22.90 24.30 35.60 8.80 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Panama 4.00 4.50 16.30 4.00 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Papua New Guinea 1.90 2.84 2.84 1.90 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Paraguay 7.90 6.90 9.20 6.00 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Peru 5.60 6.40 13.00 5.60 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Philippines 7.10 6.80 13.90 6.30 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Poland 14.00 14.30 20.70 0.30 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Portugal 17.70 16.90 17.70 3.70 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Puerto Rico 13.70 14.20 24.00 9.70 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Qatar 0.50 0.60 3.90 0.30 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Republic of the Congo 26.60 26.60 26.60 Trend percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Romania 6.70 6.70 8.10 5.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Russia 5.70 5.80 14.10 4.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Rwanda 30.00 30.00 30.00 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Sao Tome and Principe 14.00 16.70 16.70 14.00 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Saudi Arabia 5.50 5.40 6.30 4.35 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Senegal 10.20 12.00 12.00 5.60 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Serbia 22.40 25.50 25.50 13.30 Trend Percent Sep/2012 Semesterly
Seychelles 1.70 2.60 4.50 1.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Sierra Leone 3.40 3.40 3.40 Trend Percent Dec/2004 Yearly
Singapore 1.90 1.80 6.00 1.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Slovakia 14.70 14.71 19.70 8.70 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Slovenia 13.40 13.60 15.50 6.30 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
South Africa 25.20 24.90 31.20 21.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
South Korea 3.10 3.20 7.10 3.00 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
South Sudan 12.00 12.00 12.00 Trend percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Spain 27.20 26.02 27.20 7.95 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Quarterly
Sri Lanka 3.90 4.10 11.30 3.90 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Sudan 15.90 16.80 16.80 11.10 Trend percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Suriname 9.00 9.00 14.00 7.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Swaziland 28.20 25.50 28.60 21.70 Trend Percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Sweden 8.80 8.50 10.50 1.30 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Switzerland 3.10 3.20 5.40 1.60 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Syria 14.90 8.30 14.90 8.00 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Taiwan 4.18 4.16 6.13 0.86 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Tajikistan 2.50 2.40 3.13 2.00 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Tanzania 10.70 11.70 12.90 10.70 Trend Percent Oct/2011 Yearly
Thailand 0.62 0.83 5.73 0.39 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Togo 6.80 6.80 6.80 Trend Percent Dec/2006 Yearly
Trinidad and Tobago 5.40 4.20 21.10 3.90 Trend Percent Mar/2012 Quarterly
Tunisia 16.70 17.00 18.30 12.40 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Turkey 9.20 9.40 14.90 9.00 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Turkmenistan 2.60 2.60 2.62 1.87 Trend Percent Dec/2004 Yearly
Uganda 4.20 1.90 4.20 1.90 Trend Percent Dec/2010 Yearly
Ukraine 8.10 8.00 10.30 6.50 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
United Arab Emirates 4.20 4.60 4.60 1.15 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
United Kingdom 7.80 7.90 12.00 3.40 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
United States 7.50 7.60 10.80 2.50 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Uruguay 6.60 6.10 13.40 5.30 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Uzbekistan 4.80 4.80 4.80 Trend Percent Sep/2012 Yearly
Venezuela 7.70 7.60 20.70 5.90 Trend Percent Mar/2013 Monthly
Vietnam 1.81 2.06 4.50 1.81 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
Yemen 29.00 14.60 29.00 13.70 Trend Percent Dec/2011 Yearly
Zambia 15.00 15.90 19.70 12.00 Trend percent Dec/2008 Yearly
Zimbabwe 10.70 4.20 10.80 4.20 Trend percent Dec/2011 Yearly



NOTES: This page includes a list of countries which report Unemployment Rate. This table represents our best effort to provide some useful information on Unemployment Rate but is not suitable for ranking or comparison purposes. While analysing Unemployment Rate please take into account that countries have different currencies, publish their data in different dates, some do not seasonal adjust their time series, some follow different accounting methodologies and some are government official but not very accurate.











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