According to projections for 2019 to 2026, the unemployment rate will remain relatively stable in most world regions. In 2025 and 2026, it is estimated to be highest in Central and Western Asia followed by Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. On the other hand, it was estimated to be lowest in Southeast Asia and Arab States (GCC).

Unemployment Rate in China increased to 5.20 percent in July from 5 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides - China Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As of April 2024, Sweden is estimated to have the highest unemployment rate of the Nordic countries with *** percent respectively. Iceland and Norway had the lowest, below **** percent.

Russia MED Forecast: Unemployment Rate: Baseline Scenario data was reported at 3.081 % in 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.091 % for 2025. Russia MED Forecast: Unemployment Rate: Baseline Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 3.130 % from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2026, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.768 % in 2020 and a record low of 3.081 % in 2026. Russia MED Forecast: Unemployment Rate: Baseline Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.GB010: Unemployment Rate: Forecast: Ministry of Economic Development.

European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment Rate data was reported at 5.900 % in 2026. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.900 % for 2025. European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 9.300 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2026, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.600 % in 2013 and a record low of 5.900 % in 2026. European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.DG ECFIN.AMECO: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Forecast.

The unemployment rate in fiscal year 2204 rose to 3.9 percent. The unemployment rate of the United States which has been steadily decreasing since the 2008 financial crisis, spiked to 8.1 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual unemployment rate of the U.S. since 1990 can be found here. Falling unemployment The unemployment rate, or the part of the U.S. labor force that is without a job, fell again in 2022 after peaking at 8.1 percent in 2020 - a rate that has not been seen since the years following the 2008 financial crisis. The financial crash caused unemployment in the U.S. to soar from 4.6 percent in 2007 to 9.6 percent in 2010. Since 2010, the unemployment rate had been steadily falling, meaning that more and more people are finding work, whether that be through full-time employment or part-time employment. However, the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic created a spike in unemployment across the country. U.S. unemployment in comparison Compared to unemployment rates in the European Union, U.S. unemployment is relatively low. Greece was hit particularly hard by the 2008 financial crisis and faced a government debt crisis that sent the Greek economy into a tailspin. Due to this crisis, and the added impact of the pandemic, Greece still has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union.

According to the projections of the staff of the Eurosystem - the group of central banks of the countries which use the Euro as their currency - the unemployment rate in the Eurozone is set to increase slightly in 2024, rising from 6.5 to 6.6 percent. In the years following, the unemployment rate of the Eurozone is then projected to slowly decline, reaching 6.4 percent in 2026.

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was reported at 4.8916 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Unemployment, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was reported at 4.7429 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Unemployment, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

United States US: Employment Rate Gap data was reported at -0.047 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.187 % for 2025. United States US: Employment Rate Gap data is updated yearly, averaging 0.075 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.011 % in 1989 and a record low of -3.732 % in 2020. United States US: Employment Rate Gap data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

In 2025, the annual unemployment rate of the United Kingdom is expected to be *** percent, compared with *** percent in 2024. Unemployment is forecast to fall to *** percent in 2026, gradually declining to *** percent by 2028. In the UK's last government budget in October 2024, the country's unemployment rate for 2025 was forecast to average out at *** percent, but this was increased to *** percent in the "Spring Statement" on public finances in March 2025. Uptick in unemployment after falling to historic lows A common indicator of an economy’s relative health, the unemployment rate in the UK generally fell throughout most of the 2010s, after reaching *** percent in late 2011. After a sudden increase in unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a steep decline that lasted until August 2022, when the unemployment rate was just *** percent. There was then a rise in unemployment from 2023 onwards, which continued throughout 2024 and into 2025. This has been matched by a fall in UK job vacancies, which peaked at *** million in May 2022, but has been falling in most months since then, with approximately ******* vacancies in February 2025. Revisions to GDP and inflation for 2025 Since the global financial crisis of the late 2000s, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK's economic growth has been poor, with the UK alternating between weak growth and slight contractions. For 2025, the UK economy is set to grow by just *** percent, a downgrade from *** percent predicted in late 2024. Inflation, which skyrocketed from late 2021 onwards, reached a peak of **** percent in October 2022, and although down to more usual levels by 2024, is expected to rise in 2025, reaching around *** percent by the second half of the year.

European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment data was reported at 12,747.000 Person th in 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12,895.300 Person th for 2025. European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment data is updated yearly, averaging 18,161.900 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2026, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,035.000 Person th in 2013 and a record low of 12,747.000 Person th in 2026. European Union EU27: DG ECFIN Forecast: Unemployment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.DG ECFIN.AMECO: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Forecast.

Bolivia: Unemployment rate forecast: The latest value from 2026 is 5.1 percent, an increase from 5.05 percent in 2025. In comparison, the world average is 6.55 percent, based on data from 101 countries. Historically, the average for Bolivia from 2000 to 2026 is 5.88 percent. The minimum value, 3.23 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 8.71 percent was recorded in 2003.

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was reported at 5.1126 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Unemployment, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, it was estimated that over 161 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 3.64 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.

Japan JP: Employment Rate Gap data was reported at 0.854 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.294 % for 2025. Japan JP: Employment Rate Gap data is updated yearly, averaging -0.112 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.854 % in 2026 and a record low of -1.235 % in 2021. Japan JP: Employment Rate Gap data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was reported at 4.885 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Jamaica - Unemployment, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Japan remained unchanged at 2.50 percent in June. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Israel was reported at 3.15 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Unemployment, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Unemployment data was reported at 3,060,189.527 Person in Dec 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,118,090.765 Person for Sep 2026. Unemployment data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,390,849.632 Person from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,555,000.000 Person in Sep 2019 and a record low of 589,617.870 Person in Dec 1970. Unemployment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. None