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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canada
CAD · Canadian Dollar
|
7
31 Mar 2026
|
6.9
28 Feb 2026
|
▲ +0.1 | 31 Mar 2026 | Monthly | % | Bank of Canada/StatCan |
|
Eurozone
EUR · Euro
|
6.2
01 Mar 2026
|
6.3
01 Feb 2026
|
▼ -0.1 | 01 Mar 2026 | Monthly | % | ECB/Eurostat |
|
Brazil
BRL · Brazilian Real
|
5.8
28 Feb 2026
|
5.4
31 Jan 2026
|
▲ +0.4 | 28 Feb 2026 | Quarterly | % | BCB SGS |
|
Poland
PLN · Polish Zloty
|
5.7
31 Dec 2025
|
— | — | 31 Dec 2025 | Quarterly | % | NBP/GUS |
|
New Zealand
NZD · New Zealand Dollar
|
5.4
31 Dec 2025
|
5.3
30 Sep 2025
|
▲ +0.1 | 31 Dec 2025 | Quarterly | Percent (Seasonally Adjusted) | RBNZ/Stats NZ |
|
Switzerland
CHF · Swiss Franc
|
5.08
30 Sep 2025
|
4.63
30 Jun 2025
|
▲ +0.45 | 30 Sep 2025 | Monthly | % | SNB/FSO |
|
United Kingdom
GBP · British Pound
|
4.9
31 Jan 2026
|
5.2
31 Dec 2025
|
▼ -0.3 | 31 Jan 2026 | Monthly | Percent | ONS |
|
Australia
AUD · Australian Dollar
|
4.3
28 Feb 2026
|
4.1
31 Dec 2025
|
▲ +0.2 | 28 Feb 2026 | Monthly | Percent | RBA |
|
United States
USD · US Dollar
|
4.3
31 Mar 2026
|
4.4
28 Feb 2026
|
▼ -0.1 | 31 Mar 2026 | Monthly | Percent | FRED (BLS) |
|
Japan
JPY · Japanese Yen
|
2.9
31 Jan 2026
|
2.7
31 Dec 2025
|
▲ +0.2 | 31 Jan 2026 | Monthly | % | BoJ/Statistics Japan |
|
Denmark
DKK · Danish Krone
|
-0.28
31 Mar 2026
|
-0.09
28 Feb 2026
|
▼ -0.19 | 31 Mar 2026 | Monthly | % | Statistics Denmark (DST)/DN |
|
China
CNY · Chinese Yuan
|
-9.4
28 Feb 2026
|
-6.2
31 Dec 2025
|
▼ -3.2 | 28 Feb 2026 | Monthly | % | NBS/PBoC |
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)