# Nigeria Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 26.5 |
| Latest release date | 2026-04-07 |
| Previous value | 26.5 |
| Change | 0 |

Nigeria Unemployment Rate printed 26.5% in Q1 2026, a change of 0 percentage points from 26.5%. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of NGN macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2026-04-07 |
| 2026-03-05 | 26.5 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2026-03-05 |
| 2026-02-05 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2026-02-05 |
| 2026-01-05 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2026-01-05 |
| 2025-12-05 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-12-05 |
| 2025-11-05 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-11-05 |
| 2025-10-06 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-10-06 |
| 2025-09-05 | 27 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-09-05 |
| 2025-08-05 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-08-05 |
| 2025-07-07 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-07-07 |
| 2025-06-05 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-06-05 |
| 2025-05-05 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/unemployment/announcements/ngn_unemployment_2025-05-05 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/ngn/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Related

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