The survey covers the Taiwan area, including ordinary households and collective business households aged 15 and above who are engaged in economic activities, but excluding armed labor forces and regulated populations. The survey is conducted once a month, using the week of each month that includes the 15th (Sunday to Saturday) as the standard data week, to record the events that occur during the standard data week.

In February 2025, the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over in the United States came to 4.5 percent. Service occupations had an unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in that month. The underemployment rate of the country can be accessed here and the monthly unemployment rate here. Unemployment by occupation in the U.S. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics publish data on the unemployment situation within certain occupations in the United States on a monthly basis. According to latest data released from May 2023, transportation and material moving occupations experienced the highest level of unemployment that month, with a rate of around 5.6 percent. Second ranked was farming, fishing, and forestry occupations with a rate of 4.9 percent. Total (not seasonally adjusted) unemployment was reported at 3.6 percent in March 2023. Other data on the U.S. unemployment rate by industry and class of worker shows comparable results. It should be noted that the data were not seasonally adjusted to account for normal seasonal fluctuations in unemployment. The monthly unemployment by occupation data can be compared to the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate. In March 2023, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, which was an increase from the previous month. The annual unemployment rate in 2022 was 3.6 percent, down from a high of 9.6 in 2010. Unemployment in the United States trended downward after the coronavirus pandemic, and is now experiencing consistently low rates - a sign of economic stability. Individuals who opt to leave the workforce and stop looking for employment are not included among the unemployed. The civilian labor force participation rate in the U.S. rose to 62.2 percent in 2022, down from 67.1 percent in 2000, before the financial crisis.

This statistic shows the rate of registered unemployment in urban areas of China in 2022, by region. In 2022, the unemployment rate in urban areas of Heilongjiang province was around 3.2 percent.

Since 2022, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China does not publish figures on registered unemployment any more and switched to a survey methodology to collect data on unemployment. However, current regional data for all provinces have not been consistently published yet.

Note: Because missing values are removed from this dataset, any form of non-response (e.g. valid skip, not stated) or don't know/refusal cannot be coded as a missing. The "Sysmiss" label in the Statistics section indicates the number of non-responding records for each variable, and the "Valid" values in the Statistics section indicate the number of responding records for each variable. The total number of records for each variable is comprised of both the sysmiss and valid values. The Labour Force Survey provides estimates of employment and unemployment which are among the most timely and important measures of performance of the Canadian economy. With the release of the survey results only 13 days after the completion of data collection, the LFS estimates are the first of the major monthly economic data series to be released. The Canadian Labour Force Survey was developed following the Second World War to satisfy a need for reliable and timely data on the labour market. Information was urgently required on the massive labour market changes involved in the transition from a war to a peace-time economy. The main objective of the LFS is to divide the working-age population into three mutually exclusive classifications - employed, unemployed, and not in the labour force - and to provide descriptive and explanatory data on each of these. LFS data are used to produce the well-known unemployment rate as well as other standard labour market indicators such as the employment rate and the participation rate. The LFS also provides employment estimates by industry, occupation, public and private sector, hours worked and much more, all cross-classifiable by a variety of demographic characteristics. Estimates are produced for Canada, the provinces, the territories and a large number of sub-provincial regions. For employees, wage rates, union status, job permanency and workplace size are also produced. These data are used by different levels of government for evaluation and planning of employment programs in Canada. Regional unemployment rates are used by Human Resources Development Canada to determine eligibility, level and duration of insurance benefits for persons living within a particular employment insurance region. The data are also used by labour market analysts, economists, consultants, planners, forecasters and academics in both the private and public sector.

In 2023, the education and health services industry employed the largest number of people in the United States. That year, about 36,4 million people were employed in the education and health services industry.

Education and Health Services Industry

Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States has started to fall behind in both education and the health care industry. Although the U.S. spends the most money in both these industries, they do not see their desired results in comparison to other nations. Furthermore, in the education services industry, there was a relatively significant wage gap between men and women. In 2019, men earned about 1,070 U.S. dollars per week on average, while their female counterparts only earned 773 U.S. dollars per week.

Employment in the U.S.

The 2008 financial crisis was a large-scale event that impacted the entire world, especially the United States. The economy started to improve after 2010, and the number of people employed in the United States has been steadily increasing since then. However, the number of people employed in the education sector is expected to slowly decrease until 2026. The overall unemployment rate in the United States has decreased since 2010 as well.

The surveyed area of this survey is the Taiwan region, with the target population being civilians aged 15 and over living in regular households and collective households in this region. The survey excludes armed labor and regulated population. The survey is conducted once a month, using a one-week period (Sunday to Saturday) that includes the 15th of each month as the standard data week to collect information on events that occur during that week.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Fujian data was reported at 3.330 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.820 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Fujian data is updated yearly, averaging 3.645 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 % in 1980 and a record low of 1.500 % in 1993. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Fujian data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

Human resources survey unemployment rate by age group and region

Abstract

Statistical information on all aspects of the population is vital for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of economic and social development plan and policy issues. Labor force survey is one of the most important sources of data for assessing the role of the population of the country in the economic and social development process. It is useful to indicate the extent of available and unutilized human resources that must be absorbed by the national economy to ensure full employment and economic wellbeing of the population. Statistics on the labor force further present the economic activity status and its relationship to other social and economic characteristics of the population. Seasonal and other variations as well as changes over time in the size, distribution, and characteristics of employed and unemployed population can be monitored using up-to-date information from labor force surveys. It serves as an input for assessing the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Furthermore, labor force data is also useful as a springboard for monitoring and evaluation of the five years growth and transformation plan of the country.

Geographic coverage

The 2012 Urban Employment and Unemployment Survey (UEUS) covered all urban parts of the country except three zones of Afar, Six zones of Somali, where the residents are pastoralists.

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals

Universe

This survey follows household approach and covers households residing in conventional households and thus, population residing in the collective quarters such as universities/colleges, hotel/hostel, monasteries, and homeless population etc., were not covered by this survey.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The list of households obtained from the 2007 population and housing census was used to select EAs. A fresh list of households from each EA was prepared at the beginning of the survey period. The list was then used as a frame to select 30 households from sample EAs.

The country was divided into two broad categories - major urban centers and other urban center categories.

Category I: In this category all regional capitals and five other major urban centers that have a high population size as compared to others were included. Each urban center in this category was considered as a reporting level. This category has a total of 16 reporting levels. To select the sample, a stratified two-stage cluster sample design was implemented. The primary sampling units were EAs of each reporting level.

Category II: Urban centers other than those under category I were grouped into this category. A stratified three stage cluster sample design was adopted to select samples from this category. The primary sampling units were urban centers and the second stage sampling units were EAs.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The survey questionnaire was organized into seven sections. Section 1 - Area identification of the selected household Section 2 - Particulars of household members Section 3 - Economic activity status during the last seven days Section 4 - Unemployment rate and characteristics of unemployed persons Section 5 - Economic activity status the population during the last six months Section 6 - Employment in the informal sector of Employment Section 7 - Economic activity of children aged 5-17 years

A structured questionnaire was used to solicit the required data in the survey. The draft questionnaire was tested by undertaking a pretest in selected kebeles (lower administrative unit) in Addis Ababa. Based on the pretest, the content, logical flow, layout and presentation of the questionnaire was amended. The questionnaire used in the field for data collection was prepared in Amharic language. Most questions have pre coded answers and column numbers were assigned for each question.

Cleaning operations

The filled-in questionnaires that were retrieved from the field were first subjected to manual editing and coding. During the fieldwork the field supervisors and the heads of branch statistical offices have checked the filled-in questionnaires and carried out some editing. However, the major editing and coding operation was carried out at the head office. All the edited questionnaires were again fully verified and checked for consistency before they were submitted to the data entry by the subject matter experts.

Using the computer edit specifications prepared earlier for this purpose, the entered data were checked for consistencies and then computer editing, or data cleaning was made by referring back to the filled-in questionnaire. This is an important part of data processing operation in attaining the required level of data quality. Consistency checks and re-checks were also made based on frequency and tabulation results. This was done by senior programmers using CSPro software in collaboration with the senior subject experts from Manpower Statistics Team of the CSA.

Response rate

Response rate was 99.68%.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Sichuan data was reported at 3.600 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.630 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Sichuan data is updated yearly, averaging 4.015 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.500 % in 1980 and a record low of 2.300 % in 1985. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Sichuan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

In 2025, there were estimated to be approximately 3.6 billion people employed worldwide, compared to 2.23 billion people in 1991 - an increase of around 1.4 billion people. There was a noticeable fall in global employment between 2019 and 2020, when the number of employed people fell from due to the sudden economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Formal vs. Informal employment globally Worldwide, there is a large gap between the informally and formally employed. Most informally employed workers reside in the Global South, especially Africa and Southeast Asia. Moreover, men are slightly more likely to be informally employed than women. The majority of informal work, nearly 90 percent, is within the agricultural sector, with domestic work and construction following behind. Women’s employment As the number of employees has risen globally, so has the number of employed women. Overall, care roles such as nursing and midwifery have the highest shares of female employees globally. Moreover, while the gender pay gap has shrunk over time, it still exists. As of 2024, the uncontrolled gender pay gap was 0.83, meaning women made, on average, 83 cents per every dollar earned by men.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Anhui data was reported at 2.460 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.830 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Anhui data is updated yearly, averaging 3.200 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.900 % in 1980 and a record low of 1.300 % in 1985. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Anhui data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

The Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey 2022 (SLMPS 2022) is the first wave of a planned longitudinal study of the Sudanese labor market designed to elucidate the way in which human resources are developed and deployed in the Sudanese economy. The SLMPS 2022 is a nationally-representative household survey on a panel of about 5,000 households planned to be repeated every six years. The focus of the survey is to understand key relationships between labor market processes and outcomes and other socio-economic processes such as education, training, family formation and fertility, internal and international migration, gender equality and women's empowerment, enterprise development, housing acquisition, and equality of opportunity and intergenerational mobility. The SLMPS 2022 is modeled on similar surveys carried out in Egypt in 1998, 2006, 2012, and 2018 in Jordan in 2010 and 2016, and in Tunisia in 2014. All of these surveys started out with a sample of 5,000 households in the first wave and then the sample grew as a results of household splits and the addition of a refresher sample in every new wave. The SLMPS 2022 also includes modules from the Living Standards Measurement Study Plus (LSMS+) surveys that focus on gender disaggregated asset, employment, and entrepreneurship data. Given the level of detail desired in the individual level information, it is crucial in this survey that the information be collected from the individual him or herself rather than from any informant in the household. Therefore, the survey design calls for a number of visits to the same household to make sure that each individual aged five and older can be interviewed in person.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Xinjiang data was reported at 2.040 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.390 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Xinjiang data is updated yearly, averaging 3.375 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.200 % in 1980 and a record low of 1.400 % in 1985. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Xinjiang data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Liaoning data was reported at 4.330 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.610 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Liaoning data is updated yearly, averaging 3.690 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.500 % in 2004 and a record low of 1.800 % in 1991. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Liaoning data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shaanxi data was reported at 3.470 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.630 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shaanxi data is updated yearly, averaging 3.350 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.400 % in 1997 and a record low of 1.900 % in 1985. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shaanxi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shanghai data was reported at 2.730 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.670 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 3.550 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.900 % in 2003 and a record low of 0.200 % in 1985. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.

Over 800,000 new job seekers enter the Egyptian labor market annually, but businesses have not kept pace with the number of jobs needed. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent in 1980. By the fourth quarter of 2016, it had risen to 12.4 percent and currently stands at 12 percent (first quarter of 2017). The relatively low employability of Egypt’s youth is a recognized constraint to economic growth. To address this constraint, USAID/Egypt is collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to improve technical secondary education to meet the needs of the job market. This midterm performance evaluation examines the effectiveness of the WISE interventions implemented by the Management and Training Corporation (MTC), in particular, those related to upgrading technical education, and improving labor productivity and human resource management at the firm level, as measured by outcomes and perceptions of beneficiaries and stakeholders. The evaluation offers recommendations on how to address current challenges and strengthen WISE activity best practices and successful achievements to date, and inform activity implementation in the remaining 2017-2018 performance period, and 2019 option year.

The recruiting industry in Japan was expected to generate about 10.26 trillion Japanese yen in the fiscal year 2024. The market experienced continuous growth in the past years and increased even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Figures are aggregate values representing the main segments of the industry in Japan which includes dispatching, staffing, and outplacement services, with the notable exception of outsourcing. Unemployment and prevalent job searching methods The unemployment rate in Japan is relatively low, with the number of unemployed people staying below two million in the past few years. Jobseekers in Japan can resort to various methods to find a job. The most common primary search method used by unemployed people is to apply for jobs posted in advertisements or in specialized magazines. Other common methods include job applications through the public employment security office, applying through school and acquaintances, and job applications through private employment offices or similar organizations. Use of dispatch services The dispatching business is a sizable segment of the recruiting industry in Japan. The average number of people registered at dispatching agencies during the year amounts to several million, and there are several hundred thousand companies in Japan making use of dispatch workers. While signing with dispatching companies generally results in lower wages for employees, when compared to regular employees, contracts tend to be more flexible in terms of work hours and workplaces.

Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Yunnan data was reported at 3.750 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.920 % for 2020. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Yunnan data is updated yearly, averaging 3.500 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.300 % in 2004 and a record low of 2.200 % in 1998. Registered Unemployment Rate: Urban: Yunnan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Registered Unemployment.