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Unemployment rate drops to 3.3%

Slight increase in unemployment rate in March

Overall Labour Force Participation Rate among persons aged 15 and above was 55.4% in March, lower than 55.9% in February. The rural LFPR was 58% in March compared to 58.7% in previ...

New Map Displays Unemployment Rates in Each Country

A new map from Qualtrics explores global unemployment rates and their implications for economies and societies. Unemployment rates indicate the percentage of the workforce actively...

Unemployment dips but jobs market still in a 'fragile state' - what does it mean for interest rates?

The proportion of people who are unemployed and not looking for a job increased to 21% in the three months to February, from 20.7% in the previous three months.

Japan March Unemployment rate 2.7% (vs. expected 2.6%, prior 2.6%)

Japan March 2026 jobs data.Unemployment rate 2.7% expected 2.6%, prior 2.6% Job-To-Applicant Ratio 1.18 expected 1.19, prior 1.19Still to come:BOJ expected to hold rates steady as...

March jobless rate reaches 5%

THE Philippine unemployment rate in March rose to 5%, as the number of jobless Filipinos jumped to 2.58 million amid the oil crisis, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said....

Hong Kong jobless rate dips for second successive period

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year, marking a second consecutive decline across rolling three-month period...

Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.9% as economy sheds more jobs

Jobless rate among youth climbs to over 14%

Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for work

The drop has been largely driven by a rise in the number of people not actively seeking work.

Jobless rate declines to 2-month low in Feb.

THE unemployment rate fell to a two-month low of 5.1% in February, reflecting the seasonal first-quarter trend of workers re-entering the labor market, the Philippine Statistics Au...

UK unemployment rate jumps to 5% as vacancies hit five-year low

UK joblessness rose by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year to 5% in the first quarter of 2026, as the labour market weakened slightly.

Japan's April jobless rate falls to 2.5%

Japan's unemployment rate in April fell to 2.5 percent from 2.7 percent in the previous month, improving for the first time in two months, as many workers switched…

Unemployment rises in state, locally

JONESBORO — The unemployment rate in February for the Jonesboro area remained below the state and national rates. But the 4.2 percent rate was slightly higher than February 2025, t...

Malaysia’s unemployment rate holds steady at 2.9pc in March, says DOSM

 PUTRAJAYA, May 12 — Malaysia’s labour market remained stable in March 2026, with the unemployment...

South Africa: Unemployment Rate Rises 1.3 Percentage Points to 32.7 Percent

[Daily Maverick] About a third of South Africa's labour force is without a job, and things are bound to get worse as the economic outlook sours with each passing day of the Middle...

New Zealand Q1 Unemployment rate 5.3% (vs. 5.4% expected and 5.4% prior )

New Zealand jobs reportI'll have more to come on this separately. ADDED, here:New Zealand unemployment falls to 5.3% in Q1, beating forecasts ahead of war impact...

New Zealand Q1 Unemployment rate 5.3% (vs. 5.4% expected and 5.4% prior )

New Zealand jobs reportI'll have more to come on this separately. ADDED, here:New Zealand unemployment falls to 5.3% in Q1, beating forecasts ahead of war impact...

Kyrgyzstan's unemployment rate falls to 3.7 pct

BISHKEK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The total number of unemployed people in Kyrgyzstan is 104,700, and the overall unemployment rate is 3.7 percent, Kabar news agency reported Tuesday. Ka...

Unemployment rate continues to rise in Finland in March

The number of employed people aged 15 to 74 was 22,000 lower while the number of unemployed persons in the same age group was 30,000 higher in March 2026 compared to the previous y...

Unemployment rate rises further in Finland in April

The number of unemployed persons aged 15 to 74 in April 2026 was 336,000 (margin of error ±26,000), which was 48,000 more than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland....

Mapped: America’s Unemployment Divide

California, Nevada, and D.C. recorded some of America’s highest unemployment rates.

Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Declines in January

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.3% in January, down from 4.4% in December 2025, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday. Ohio’s nonagricultur...

New Zealand unemployment falls to 5.3% in Q1, beating forecasts ahead of war impact

New Zealand's unemployment rate fell to 5.3% in Q1, beating the 5.4% forecast, but economists warn the labour market impact of the Middle East conflict is still six to twelve month...

Unemployment Rates in Valley Drop in April

WARREN, Ohio – Unemployment rates in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties were down in April compared with March, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported. Tru...