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Unemployment Rate by Country
Latest released Unemployment Rate value for every supported currency, with the previous reading, the change between releases, reference date, frequency, unit, and source.
/api/v1/announcements/{currency}/unemployment. Non-USD endpoints require an API key query parameter.| Country / Currency | Latest | Previous | Change | Reference | Frequency | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sweden
SEK · Swedish Krona
|
8.8
|
8.5
|
▲ +0.3 | Monthly | % | Statistics Sweden | |
|
Peru
PEN · Peruvian Sol
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
▲ +0.4 | Monthly | % | INEI | |
|
Canada
CAD · Canadian Dollar
|
6.6
|
7.1
|
▼ -0.5 | Monthly | % | Statistics Canada | |
|
Eurozone
EUR · Euro
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
● 0 | Monthly | % | Eurostat | |
|
Brazil
BRL · Brazilian Real
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
▼ -0.3 | Quarterly | % | IBGE | |
|
Poland
PLN · Polish Zloty
|
5.7
|
5.1
|
▲ +0.6 | Quarterly | % | GUS | |
|
New Zealand
NZD · New Zealand Dollar
|
5.3
|
5.4
|
▼ -0.1 | Quarterly | % | Stats NZ | |
|
Switzerland
CHF · Swiss Franc
|
5.18
|
5.08
|
▲ +0.1 | Monthly | % | FSO | |
|
United Kingdom
GBP · British Pound
|
4.9
|
5
|
▼ -0.1 | Monthly | % | ONS | |
|
Australia
AUD · Australian Dollar
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
▲ +0.2 | Monthly | % | ABS | |
|
United States
USD · US Dollar
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
● 0 | Monthly | % | BLS | |
|
Indonesia
IDR · Indonesian Rupiah
|
3.08
|
2.42
|
▲ +0.66 | Quarterly | % | — | |
|
Denmark
DKK · Danish Krone
|
3
|
3.2
|
▼ -0.2 | Monthly | % | Statistics Denmark | |
|
Israel
ILS · Israeli New Shekel
|
2.92
|
2.79
|
▲ +0.13 | Monthly | % | Bank of Israel / Central Bureau of Statistics | |
|
Japan
JPY · Japanese Yen
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
▼ -0.1 | Monthly | % | Statistics Bureau | |
|
Argentina
ARS · Argentine Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
BHD
BHD · BHD
|
— | — | — | — | Yearly | % | Bahrain Open Data |
|
Bolivia
BOB · Bolivian Boliviano
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
CNH
CNH · CNH
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | CNY mirror |
|
Chile
CLP · Chilean Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | — |
|
China
CNY · Chinese Yuan
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | NBS |
|
Colombia
COP · Colombian Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Czechia
CZK · Czech Koruna
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | CZSO |
|
DZD
DZD · DZD
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
EGP
EGP · EGP
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Hong Kong
HKD · Hong Kong Dollar
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | Census and Statistics Department |
|
Hungary
HUF · Hungarian Forint
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Iceland
ISK · Icelandic Krona
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | — |
|
India
INR · Indian Rupee
|
— | — | — | — | Yearly | % | MoSPI |
|
Malaysia
MYR · Malaysian Ringgit
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | DOSM |
|
Mexico
MXN · Mexican Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | INEGI |
|
Morocco
MAD · Moroccan Dirham
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | Not available (official integration pending) |
|
Nigeria
NGN · Nigerian Naira
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | NBS |
|
Norway
NOK · Norwegian Krone
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | Statistics Norway |
|
Pakistan
PKR · Pakistani Rupee
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Philippines
PHP · Philippine Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Romania
RON · Romanian Leu
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | — |
|
Russia
RUB · Russian Ruble
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Saudi Arabia
SAR · Saudi Riyal
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Singapore
SGD · Singapore Dollar
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | MOM |
|
South Africa
ZAR · South African Rand
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
South Korea
KRW · South Korean Won
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Taiwan
TWD · New Taiwan Dollar
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | DGBAS |
|
Thailand
THB · Thai Baht
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | IMF IFS |
|
Turkey
TRY · Turkish Lira
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | TurkStat |
|
United Arab Emirates
AED · UAE Dirham
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Uruguay
UYU · Uruguayan Peso
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
Vietnam
VND · Vietnamese Dong
|
— | — | — | — | Quarterly | % | — |
|
West Africa
XOF · West African CFA franc
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | % | — |
What is Unemployment Rate?
The unemployment rate measures the share of the labour force actively looking for work but not currently employed. It is the single most-cited measure of labour-market slack and is reported monthly in most major economies.
Why it matters for FX
Tight labour markets create wage pressure, which feeds into services inflation, which keeps central banks hawkish — the chain from unemployment to FX runs through wage growth and CPI. A rapidly rising unemployment rate, particularly when it triggers the Sahm Rule (US) or similar recession indicators, almost always pulls forward rate cuts and weighs on the currency.
How to read this page
Compare the level to each economy's NAIRU (natural rate). A rate below NAIRU means an overheating labour market and rate-hike pressure; well above NAIRU means slack and rate-cut pressure. Pair this table with average_hourly_earnings, participation_rate, and non_farm_payrolls.
What to watch for
- Direction of change rather than the level itself
- Participation rate moving the headline rate independently
- Underemployment (U-6 in the US) widening vs U-3
- Sahm Rule trigger for US recession risk
- Survey vs claims data divergence (household vs establishment)
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