Unemployment worldwide

Statistics report about unemployment worldwide

Unemployment worldwide

This report focuses on unemployment worldwide. It includes data on unemployment rates and number of unemployed people in different world regions and countries. Apart from that, it presents information about perception of unemployment, impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market, as well as forecasts for the next years.

Download your Report

  We value your privacy and will never rent or sell your email address.

Privacy

Table of contents

Unemployment worldwide

7
  • Basic Statistic Global unemployment rate 2004-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed persons worldwide 1991-2024
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of unemployment rates in G20 countries 2024
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in selected world regions 2022
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rates in developed and emerging countries 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic Unemployed persons in selected world regions 2024
  • Premium Statistic Monthly unemployment rate in industrial and emerging countries August 2023

Country comparison

7
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the United States 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the United Kingdom 2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Japan 1999-2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in China 2017-2029
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Brazil 2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in South Africa 2023
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU October 2023, by country

Youth unemployment

7
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of young unemployed people worldwide 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in selected world regions 2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest youth unemployment rate worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the European Union and the euro area 2021
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the United States in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in EU countries August 2023

Coronavirus pandemic and unemployment

7
  • Basic Statistic Biggest tech layoffs worldwide 2020-2023, by company
  • Premium Statistic Tech layoffs worldwide 2020-2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on unemployment rate in India 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: jobs lost due to COVID-19 2020, by subregion
  • Premium Statistic Number of working hours lost worldwide from Q1 2020 to Q2 2022
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment length in travel sector during coronavirus pandemic in China 2022
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on jobs in the out-of-home leisure economy in the UK, by subsector

Perceptions about unemployment

7
  • Basic Statistic Most important national issues in the European Union 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most worrying topics worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on the most important problem facing the country March 2024
  • Premium Statistic Leading challenges facing ASEAN 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Main problems of Argentina 2024
  • Basic Statistic Public opinion on Mexico´s main problems 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of people who are worried about unemployment and jobs in South Africa 2022-2023

Unemployment benefits

7
  • Basic Statistic U.S. average duration of unemployment benefit collection 2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. total monthly unemployment benefits paid 2020-2024
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on unemployment benefits in the UK 2009-2023
  • Premium Statistic Amount received by unemployment insurance beneficiaries in France 2021
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment relief in China 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of recipients of unemployment benefits South Korea 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment benefit spending as a share of Spanish GDP 2022-2026

Outlook

7
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate predictions 2019-2025, by region
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate forecast in OECD countries 2022-2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic U.S. unemployment rate and forecasts FY 2023-2034
  • Premium Statistic Annual unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2028
  • Basic Statistic Forecasted unemployment rate in Italy 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate forecasts in the Nordics 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in China 2017-2029
Report this content
FURTHER REPORTS

Recommended and recent reports

  • Argentina
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Ukraine
  • Youth unemployment worldwide
  • U.S. unemployment
  • Unemployment in the UK
  • Unemployment in Spain
  • Unemployment in Canada
  • Unemployment in Mexico
  • Unemployment in Brazil
  • Youth unemployment in Italy
  • Unemployment in France
  • Unemployment in South Korea
  • Registered unemployment 1–4 quarter 2023
  • Employment in Hungary
  • Employment in Singapore
  • Economy of the UK
  • Employment in Japan
  • Employment in Argentina
  • Employment in Europe

Recommended statistics

You may also be interested in...

Statista report shop

Explore all Statista reports

We provide information on industries, companies, consumers, trends, countries, and politics, covering the latest and most important issues in a condensed format.

Statista report shop Go to reports

Contact

Get in touch with us. We are happy to help.
Statista Locations
Contact Meredith Alda
Meredith Alda
Sales Manager– Contact (United States)
Email
support@statista.com

Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm (EST)

Contact Yolanda Mega
Yolanda Mega
Operations Manager– Contact (Asia)
Email
asia.support@statista.com

Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm (SGT)

Contact Kisara Mizuno
Kisara Mizuno
Senior Business Development Manager– Contact (Asia)
Email
asia.support@statista.com

Mon - Fri, 10:00am - 6:00pm (JST)

Contact Lodovica Biagi
Lodovica Biagi
Director of Operations– Contact (Europe)
Email
eu.support@statista.com

Mon - Fri, 9:30am - 5pm (GMT)

Contact Carolina Dulin
Carolina Dulin
Group Director - LATAM– Contact (Latin America)
Email
latam@statista.com

Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm (EST)

Menu