Denmark: unemployment rate 2023 | Statista

The unemployment rate in Denmark increased from January 2020 to May 2020. It then slowly decreased until November 2020, when it started increasing again. Since February 2021, it has decreased and was at its lowest in May 2022. As of December 2023, the unemployment rate in Denmark was 2.6 percent.

Unemployment rate in Denmark from January 2020 to December 2023

Characteristic	Unemployment rate
Dec 23	2.6%
Nov 23	2.6%
Oct 23	2.6%
Sep 23	2.7%
Aug 23	2.8%
Jul 23	2.8%
Jun 23	2.7%
May 23	2.7%
Apr 23	2.8%
Mar 23	2.9%
Feb 23	3%
Jan 23	3%
Dec 22	2.4%
Nov 22	2.5%
Oct 22	2.4%
Sep 22	2.4%
Aug 22	2.6%
Jul 22	2.5%
Jun 22	2.4%
May 22	2.3%
Apr 22	2.5%
Mar 22	2.6%
Feb 22	2.7%
Jan 22	2.8%
Dec 21	2.4%
Nov 21	2.6%
Oct 21	2.8%
Sep 21	3%
Aug 21	3.3%
Jul 21	3.5%
Jun 21	3.5%
May 21	3.8%
Apr 21	4.2%
Mar 21	4.6%
Feb 21	5%
Jan 21	4.8%
Dec 20	4.4%
Nov 20	4.3%
Oct 20	4.4%
Sep 20	4.4%
Aug 20	4.7%
Jul 20	4.8%
Jun 20	5.1%
May 20	5.2%
Apr 20	5%
Mar 20	4.2%
Feb 20	4%
Jan 20	3.9%

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

January 2020 to December 2023

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Percentage of labor force

Supplementary notes

The statistic shows the number of inhabitants who are officially registered by the Danish authorities.

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