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Unemployment in Large Economies
Unemployment rate, latest year, %
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Annual averages from the World Bank. Definitions and survey methods vary.
Unemployment rates across major economies on a common annual basis. Low readings in some emerging economies partly reflect large informal sectors.
What this chart reads·12 series
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- Brazil · Unemployment Rate · %as “Brazil”latest 2025-12-31
- France · Unemployment Rate · %as “France”latest 2025-12-31
- Canada · Unemployment Rate · %as “Canada”latest 2025-12-31
- Italy · Unemployment Rate · %as “Italy”latest 2025-12-31
- United Kingdom · Unemployment Rate · %as “United Kingdom”latest 2025-12-31
- China · Unemployment Rate · %as “China”latest 2025-12-31
- United States · Unemployment Rate · %as “United States”latest 2025-12-31
- India · Unemployment Rate · %as “India”latest 2025-12-31
- Germany · Unemployment Rate · %as “Germany”latest 2025-12-31
- Australia · Unemployment Rate · %as “Australia”latest 2025-12-31
- Mexico · Unemployment Rate · %as “Mexico”latest 2025-12-31
- Japan · Unemployment Rate · %as “Japan”latest 2025-12-31
Sources·12 sources
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Brazil · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
France · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Canada · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Italy · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
United Kingdom · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
China · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
United States · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
India · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Germany · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Australia · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Mexico · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
Japan · Unemployment Rate · %. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, annual.
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