Unemployment Rate by Country
Latest released Unemployment Rate value for every supported currency, with the previous reading, change, reference date, frequency, unit, and source.
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As of : 21 currencies with data.
| Country / Currency | Latest | Previous | Change | Last change | Reference | Frequency | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
USD · US Dollar
|
4.1
|
4.1
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | BLS | |
|
EUR · Euro
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | Eurostat | |
|
JPY · Japanese Yen
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
▼ -0.1 | Monthly | % | Statistics Bureau | ||
|
GBP · British Pound
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | ONS | |
|
CHF · Swiss Franc
|
4.88
|
5.18
|
▼ -0.3 | Monthly | % | FSO | ||
|
CAD · Canadian Dollar
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | Statistics Canada | |
|
AUD · Australian Dollar
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
▲ +0.1 | Monthly | % | ABS | ||
|
NZD · New Zealand Dollar
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
▲ +0.2 | Quarterly | % | Stats NZ | ||
|
SEK · Swedish Krona
|
8.9
|
8.6
|
▲ +0.3 | Monthly | % | Statistics Sweden | ||
|
NOK · Norwegian Krone
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
▼ -0.1 | Quarterly | % | Statistics Norway | ||
|
BRL · Brazilian Real
|
5.3
|
5.4
|
▼ -0.1 | Quarterly | % | IBGE | ||
|
CNY · Chinese Yuan
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
▲ +0.1 | Monthly | % | NBS | ||
|
CNH · Offshore Chinese Yuan
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
▲ +0.1 | Monthly | % | CNY mirror | ||
|
DKK · Danish Krone
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | Statistics Denmark | |
|
HUF · Hungarian Forint
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
▼ -0.2 | Quarterly | % | — | ||
|
ILS · Israeli New Shekel
|
3.059
|
2.856
|
▲ +0.203 | Monthly | % | Bank of Israel / Central Bureau of Statistics | ||
|
MYR · Malaysian Ringgit
|
3
|
3
|
● 0 | — | Monthly | % | DOSM | |
|
NGN · Nigerian Naira
|
26.5
|
26.5
|
● 0 | — | Quarterly | % | NBS | |
|
PEN · Peruvian Sol
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
▼ -0.2 | Monthly | % | INEI | ||
|
TWD · New Taiwan Dollar
|
3.39
|
3.34
|
▲ +0.05 | Monthly | % | DGBAS | ||
|
THB · Thai Baht
|
1.06
|
0.93
|
▲ +0.13 | Quarterly | % | IMF IFS |
No published Unemployment Rate series yet for South Korea.
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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