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Compare unemployment

Unemployment rate

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Unemployment rate

Euro area · Unemployment rateItaly · Unemployment rateUK · Unemployment rateUS · Unemployment rateJapan · Unemployment rate

Latest

EconomyMeasureLatestAs of1y change5y change
ItalyUnemployment rate6.20%Aug 2026+0.50pp-2.90pp
UKUnemployment rate4.90%Jun 2026+0.20pp+0.30pp
USUnemployment rate4.20%Sep 2026-0.20pp-0.50pp
Euro areaUnemployment rate6.40%Aug 2026+0.10pp-1.10pp
JapanUnemployment rate2.50%Aug 2026-0.10pp-0.30pp

The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted. China publishes no comparable monthly rate, so it is not included.

The chart shows every line at the lowest frequency selected (monthly), using the last reading in each period. The table uses each series as published.

Unemployment rate

Euro area · Unemployment rateItaly · Unemployment rateUK · Unemployment rateUS · Unemployment rateJapan · Unemployment rate

Latest

EconomyMeasureLatestAs of1y change5y change
ItalyUnemployment rate6.20%Aug 2026+0.50pp-2.90pp
UKUnemployment rate4.90%Jun 2026+0.20pp+0.30pp
USUnemployment rate4.20%Sep 2026-0.20pp-0.50pp
Euro areaUnemployment rate6.40%Aug 2026+0.10pp-1.10pp
JapanUnemployment rate2.50%Aug 2026-0.10pp-0.30pp

The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted. China publishes no comparable monthly rate, so it is not included.

The chart shows every line at the lowest frequency selected (monthly), using the last reading in each period. The table uses each series as published.