Short-term indicators ILO labour market statistics

ILO labour market statistics
Overview
Year, month Employment
million
Unemployment
million
Labour force
total
million
Unemployment-
rate1
%
1: Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force total.
2025 Apr 41.64 1.66 43.30 3.8
Mar 42.13 1.63 43.76 3.7
Feb 41.99 1.60 43.59 3.7
Jan 43.17 1.66 44.83 3.7
2024 Dec 42.95 1.41 44.36 3.2
Nov 42.81 1.47 44.28 3.3
Oct 42.99 1.44 44.43 3.2
Sep 42.89 1.41 44.30 3.2
Aug 42.28 1.64 43.92 3.7
Jul 42.39 1.59 43.98 3.6
Jun 42.32 1.50 43.82 3.4
May 42.23 1.56 43.79 3.6
Apr 42.42 1.40 43.82 3.2
Mar 42.05 1.51 43.56 3.5
Feb 42.07 1.55 43.62 3.6
Jan 42.35 1.38 43.73 3.2
2023 Dec 42.53 1.31 43.84 3.0
Nov 42.48 1.35 43.83 3.1
Oct 42.51 1.39 43.90 3.2
Sep 42.44 1.32 43.76 3.0
Aug 42.35 1.42 43.77 3.3
Jul 42.17 1.32 43.49 3.0
Jun 42.13 1.33 43.46 3.1
May 42.40 1.25 43.65 2.9
Apr 42.20 1.36 43.56 3.1
Mar 41.79 1.31 43.10 3.0
Feb 42.21 1.37 43.58 3.2
Jan 42.07 1.37 43.44 3.1
2022 Dec 42.12 1.27 43.39 2.9
Nov 42.33 1.30 43.63 3.0
Oct 42.17 1.34 43.51 3.1
Sep 42.02 1.35 43.37 3.1
Aug 42.04 1.38 43.42 3.2
Jul 41.67 1.46 43.13 3.4
Jun 41.67 1.35 43.02 3.1
May 41.79 1.25 43.04 2.9
Apr 41.63 1.43 43.06 3.3
Mar 41.25 1.30 42.55 3.1
Feb 41.11 1.32 42.43 3.1
Jan 41.02 1.50 42.52 3.5
2021 Dec 41.13 1.37 42.50 3.2
Nov 41.15 1.44 42.59 3.4
Oct 41.50 1.34 42.84 3.1
Sep 41.14 1.43 42.57 3.4
Aug 41.08 1.42 42.50 3.3
Jul 40.99 1.43 42.42 3.4
Jun 40.72 1.48 42.20 3.5
May 40.36 1.55 41.91 3.7
Apr 40.16 1.61 41.77 3.9
Mar 40.12 1.65 41.77 4.0
Feb 39.70 1.76 41.46 4.2
Jan 40.15 1.73 41.88 4.1
2020 Dec 40.27 1.46 41.73 3.5
Nov 40.28 1.62 41.90 3.9
Oct 40.49 1.42 41.91 3.4
Sep 40.59 1.58 42.17 3.8
Aug 40.13 1.62 41.75 3.9
Jul 39.94 1.65 41.59 4.0
Jun 40.16 1.60 41.76 3.8
May 39.95 1.49 41.44 3.6
Apr 40.03 1.41 41.44 3.4
Mar 40.25 1.52 41.77 3.6
Feb 40.41 1.46 41.87 3.5
Jan 40.36 1.30 41.66 3.1

As at 28 May 2025

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