Unemployment rate by country: latest official figures

Latest official unemployment rate for 20 countries in one table, as of 2026-09, with each country's period, change and source.

Updated when a new official figure arrives.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change	Definition	Source
1	Finland	11%	2026-09	+1.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Spain	10.3%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Sweden	8.6%	2026-09	-0.3pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	France	8.5%	2026-09	+0.2pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Denmark	6.8%	2026-09	+1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Canada	6.5%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Statistics Canada
7	Italy	6.3%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Austria	6.3%	2026-09	-0.4pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Belgium	6%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	Portugal	5.6%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	Switzerland	5.1%	2026-06	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
12	Norway	5%	2026-09	+0.4pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Ireland	5%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Australia	4.72%	2026-09	+0.07pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Australian Bureau of Statistics
15	UK	4.7%	2026-07	-0.2pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Office for National Statistics (UK)
16	U.S.	4.2%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
17	Germany	4.1%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Netherlands	4%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	Poland	3.4%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	South Korea	2%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, not seasonally adjusted	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	6.5%	2026-09	0pp	Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted	Eurostat (European Commission)

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How to read this

Each value is the most recent figure the official statistics agency has published. Countries publish on different days, so periods can differ; the period column shows which month each value refers to.
Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

Monthly rankings

Source

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-09 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license