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Labor > Unemployment rate: Countries Compared

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Germany’s unemployment rate rose slightly in March to 12 percent, the highest rate since the end of World War II. <p>The number of jobless people in the country fell by 40,000 in the month, to a total of 5.17 million, but the rate rose because of adjustments for seasonal variations in employment levels. The drop in the number of unemployed was less than usual for the month of March, which usually sees a rise in employment. Another factor contributing to the record unemployment level was the reclassification of people receiving social welfare as long-term unemployed. <p>The jobless rate is expected to play a crucial role in upcoming elections in the North Rhine-Westphalia province, where more than a million people are out of work and the unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. Polls show the Social Democrats are trailing the opposition Christian Democrats by 10 percentage points in the province.
DEFINITION: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 95% 2009
2 NauruNauru 90% 2004
3 LiberiaLiberia 85% 2003
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 77% 2004
=5 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 60% 2004
=5 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 60% 2000
7 DjiboutiDjibouti 59% 2007
8 NamibiaNamibia 51.2% 2008
9 ZambiaZambia 50% 2000
10 SenegalSenegal 48% 2007
11 NepalNepal 46% 2008
12 LesothoLesotho 45% 2002
13 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 43.1% 2010
=14 KenyaKenya 40% 2008
=14 SwazilandSwaziland 40% 2006
16 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 36% 2006
=17 AfghanistanAfghanistan 35% 2008
=17 YemenYemen 35% 2003
19 Gaza StripGaza Strip 34.8% 2006
20 ReunionReunion 31% 2002
=21 MauritaniaMauritania 30% 2008
=21 MaliMali 30% 2004
=21 LibyaLibya 30% 2004
=21 CameroonCameroon 30% 2001
=21 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 30% 1998
26 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 29.8% 2005
27 MartiniqueMartinique 27.2% 1998
28 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 26.9% 2003
29 MayotteMayotte 25.4% 2005
30 South AfricaSouth Africa 23.3% 2010
31 DominicaDominica 23% 2000
=32 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 22% 2000
=32 MonacoMonaco 22% 1999
=34 GabonGabon 21% 2006
=34 Cape VerdeCape Verde 21% 2000
=34 MozambiqueMozambique 21% 1997
=37 SpainSpain 20% 2010
=37 East TimorEast Timor 20% 2006
=37 LebanonLebanon 20% 2006
=37 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 20% 2003
=37 ComorosComoros 20% 1996
=42 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 19.2% 2010
=42 French GuianaFrench Guiana 19.2% 2003
44 SudanSudan 18.7% 2002
45 West BankWest Bank 18.6% 2006
46 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 18% 2004
47 LithuaniaLithuania 17.9% 2010
48 CroatiaCroatia 17.6% 2010
49 EstoniaEstonia 17.5% 2010
50 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 17.1% 2004
51 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 17% 2002
52 GeorgiaGeorgia 16.4% 2009
53 IraqIraq 15.3% 2009
54 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 15.2% 2003
=55 PakistanPakistan 15% 2010
=55 BahrainBahrain 15% 2005
=55 OmanOman 15% 2004
=55 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 15% 2001
59 IranIran 14.6% 2010
60 MaldivesMaldives 14.5% 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 14.5% 2005
61 LatviaLatvia 14.3% 2010
62 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.2% 2010
=63 TunisiaTunisia 14% 2010
=63 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 14% 1998
65 IrelandIreland 13.7% 2010
=66 SlovakiaSlovakia 13.5% 2010
=66 AlbaniaAlbania 13.5% 2008
68 JordanJordan 13.4% 2010
=69 BelizeBelize 13.1% 2009
=69 Cook IslandsCook Islands 13.1% 2005
=71 TongaTonga 13% 2007
=71 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 13% 1998
73 JamaicaJamaica 12.9% 2010
74 GrenadaGrenada 12.5% 2000
75 TurkeyTurkey 12.4% 2010
76 VenezuelaVenezuela 12.1% 2010
=77 GreeceGreece 12% 2010
=77 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 12% 2002
=77 NiueNiue 12% 2001
=80 PolandPoland 11.8% 2010
=80 ColombiaColombia 11.8% 2010
82 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 11.7% 2005
83 GuamGuam 11.4% 2002
=84 GuyanaGuyana 11% 2007
=84 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11% 2001
=84 GhanaGhana 11% 2000
=87 IndiaIndia 10.8% 2010
=87 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10.8% 2010
=89 HungaryHungary 10.7% 2010
=89 PortugalPortugal 10.7% 2010
=89 BarbadosBarbados 10.7% 2003
92 SloveniaSlovenia 10.6% 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 10.53% 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 10.44% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 10.33% 2010
93 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 10.3% 1999
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 10.25% 2010
94 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 10% 1997
95 AlgeriaAlgeria 9.9% 2010
96 MoroccoMorocco 9.8% 2010
=97 EgyptEgypt 9.7% 2010
=97 United StatesUnited States 9.7% 2010
=99 European UnionEuropean Union 9.5% 2010
=99 FranceFrance 9.5% 2010
=99 SurinameSuriname 9.5% 2004
102 BulgariaBulgaria 9.2% 2010
103 ChileChile 8.7% 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8.55% 2010
104 BelgiumBelgium 8.5% 2010
=105 UkraineUkraine 8.4% 2010
=105 ItalyItaly 8.4% 2010
=105 FinlandFinland 8.4% 2010
=108 IcelandIceland 8.3% 2010
=108 SwedenSweden 8.3% 2010
=108 SyriaSyria 8.3% 2010
111 RomaniaRomania 8.2% 2010
=112 NicaraguaNicaragua 8% 2010
=112 CanadaCanada 8% 2010
=112 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 8% 2005
=112 AnguillaAnguilla 8% 2002
=112 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8% 2001
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 8% 2010
=117 ArgentinaArgentina 7.9% 2010
=117 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 7.9% 2010
=119 RussiaRussia 7.6% 2010
=119 The BahamasThe Bahamas 7.6% 2006
=119 FijiFiji 7.6% 1999
=122 MauritiusMauritius 7.5% 2010
=122 BotswanaBotswana 7.5% 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 7.46% 2010
124 GermanyGermany 7.4% 2010
=125 PhilippinesPhilippines 7.3% 2010
=125 Costa RicaCosta Rica 7.3% 2010
=127 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.1% 2010
=127 IndonesiaIndonesia 7.1% 2010
=127 ArmeniaArmenia 7.1% 2007
=130 BrazilBrazil 7% 2010
=130 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7% 2010
=130 MaltaMalta 7% 2009
=130 AndorraAndorra 7% 2008
134 ArubaAruba 6.9% 2005
=135 UruguayUruguay 6.8% 2010
=135 GreenlandGreenland 6.8% 2007
137 PeruPeru 6.7% 2010
=138 New ZealandNew Zealand 6.5% 2010
=138 BoliviaBolivia 6.5% 2010
=138 MoldovaMoldova 6.5% 2010
=138 PanamaPanama 6.5% 2010
=142 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.4% 2010
=142 IsraelIsrael 6.4% 2010
144 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 6.2% 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.07% 2010
145 MontserratMontserrat 6% 1998
146 MadagascarMadagascar 5.9% 1998
=147 BurmaBurma 5.7% 2010
=147 ParaguayParaguay 5.7% 2010
=149 CyprusCyprus 5.6% 2010
=149 MexicoMexico 5.6% 2010
=151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.5% 2010
=151 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.5% 2010
=151 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.5% 2010
154 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.4% 2010
155 TaiwanTaiwan 5.2% 2010
=156 HondurasHonduras 5.1% 2010
=156 JapanJapan 5.1% 2010
=156 AustraliaAustralia 5.1% 2010
159 EcuadorEcuador 5% 2010
160 NigeriaNigeria 4.9% 2007
161 BangladeshBangladesh 4.8% 2010
162 Hong KongHong Kong 4.6% 2010
=163 AustriaAustria 4.5% 2010
=163 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.5% 1997
=165 DenmarkDenmark 4.2% 2010
=165 PalauPalau 4.2% 2005
=167 BhutanBhutan 4% 2009
=167 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 4% 2008
=167 ChinaChina 4% 2007
=170 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.9% 2010
=170 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 3.9% 2009
172 San MarinoSan Marino 3.8% 2009
173 BruneiBrunei 3.7% 2008
=174 NorwayNorway 3.6% 2010
=174 MacauMacau 3.6% 2009
=174 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 3.6% 1997
=177 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.5% 2010
=177 CambodiaCambodia 3.5% 2007
179 South KoreaSouth Korea 3.3% 2010
180 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.2% 2005
181 GibraltarGibraltar 3% 2005
182 VietnamVietnam 2.9% 2010
183 MongoliaMongolia 2.8% 2008
184 LaosLaos 2.5% 2009
185 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.4% 2001
=186 TajikistanTajikistan 2.2% 2009
=186 JerseyJersey 2.2% 2006
=186 KuwaitKuwait 2.2% 2004
=189 SingaporeSingapore 2.1% 2010
=189 BermudaBermuda 2.1% 2004
=191 CubaCuba 2% 2010
=191 SeychellesSeychelles 2% 2006
=191 KiribatiKiribati 2% 1992
194 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.8% 2004
195 VanuatuVanuatu 1.7% 1999
196 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 1.5% 2007
197 ThailandThailand 1.2% 2010
198 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.1% 2010
199 BelarusBelarus 1% 2009
=200 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.9% 2010
=200 GuernseyGuernsey 0.9% 2006
202 QatarQatar 0.5% 2010

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Interesting observations about Labor > Unemployment rate

  • Spain ranked first for unemployment rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
  • South Africa ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Emerging markets in 2010.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Europe in 2010.
  • United States ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2010.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • Nepal ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • Lithuania ranked second for unemployment rate amongst European Union in 2010.
  • Turkey ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2010.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Catholic countries in 1998.
  • All of the top 2 countries by unemployment rate are Hot countries.

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Germany’s unemployment rate rose slightly in March to 12 percent, the highest rate since the end of World War II. <p>The number of jobless people in the country fell by 40,000 in the month, to a total of 5.17 million, but the rate rose because of adjustments for seasonal variations in employment levels. The drop in the number of unemployed was less than usual for the month of March, which usually sees a rise in employment. Another factor contributing to the record unemployment level was the reclassification of people receiving social welfare as long-term unemployed. <p>The jobless rate is expected to play a crucial role in upcoming elections in the North Rhine-Westphalia province, where more than a million people are out of work and the unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. Polls show the Social Democrats are trailing the opposition Christian Democrats by 10 percentage points in the province.

Posted on 06 Apr 2005

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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Half of these numbers are over 10 years old and the most current is from 2007. Come on, "most recent"? Remove this page.

Posted on 24 Jun 2010

Brian

Brian

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Have of these numbers are over 10 years old and the most current is from 2007. Come on, "most recent"? Remove this page.

Posted on 24 Jun 2010

Brian

Brian

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Are you kidding me? Take this page down.

Posted on 06 Jul 2009

abc

abc

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The data is not look correct.
Bangladesh: 2.5% 2007
In our country Bangladesh, the rate is very high.

Posted on 02 Jul 2009

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