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Unemployment rate by country, November 2025: ranking
In November 2025, Finland had the highest rate among 20 countries (10.6%) and South Korea the lowest (2.2%). 7 countries rose from the previous month and 10 fell. The euro area figure was 6.3%.
| Rank | Country | Latest | Period | Change from previous month | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 10.6% | 2025-11 | +0.4pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2 | Spain | 10.1% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 3 | Sweden | 9% | 2025-11 | -0.3pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 4 | France | 7.9% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 5 | Canada | 6.6% | 2025-11 | -0.3pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Statistics Canada |
| 6 | Denmark | 6.6% | 2025-11 | -0.2pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 7 | Belgium | 6.4% | 2025-11 | 0pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 8 | Austria | 5.9% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 9 | Italy | 5.7% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 10 | Portugal | 5.7% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 11 | UK | 5.2% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Office for National Statistics (UK) |
| 12 | Switzerland | 5.2% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 13 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 14 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 15 | U.S. | 4.5% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 16 | Australia | 4.31% | 2025-11 | -0.01pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| 17 | Netherlands | 4% | 2025-11 | 0pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 18 | Germany | 3.9% | 2025-11 | +0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 19 | Poland | 3.2% | 2025-11 | -0.1pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 20 | South Korea | 2.2% | 2025-11 | 0pp | Monthly labour force survey, not seasonally adjusted | Statistics Korea (KOSIS) |
| Regional average (not ranked) | Euro area | 6.3% | 2025-11 | 0pp | Monthly labour force survey, seasonally adjusted | Eurostat (European Commission) |
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How to read this
- 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.
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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, 2025-11 — license
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2025-11 — license