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Countries with the lowest and highest unemployment rates in 2024

The share of the labour force out of work in selected nations
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Thailand: 1.1%
Singapore: 1.9%
Switzerland: 2.3%
Japan: 2.5%
Mexico: 2.8%
Russia: 3.1%
Germany: 3.3%
Malaysia: 3.5%
Netherlands: 3.9%
USA: 4%
Australia: 4.2%
UK: 4.2%
Ireland: 4.4%
New Zealand: 5%
China: 5.1%
Philippines: 5.1%
Austria: 5.4%
Canada: 6.3%
Peru: 6.6%
France: 7.4%
Italy: 7.8%
Argentina: 8%
Brazil: 8%
Chile: 8.7%
Colombia: 9.9%
Spain: 11.6%
Ukraine: 14.5%
Georgia: 15.7%
South Africa: 33.5%
Sudan: 49.9%
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The share of the labour force out of work in selected nations

Ever wondered where it's hardest to find a job? Or where you'd have the best chance of landing one?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has crunched the unemployment figures for a host of countries, from emerging markets and developing nations to advanced economies. Based on its most recent World Economic Outlook data, read on to discover the rate of joblessness in 30 selected countries, starting with the lowest.

According to the IMF, the average unemployment rate is 4.6% for advanced economies (it doesn't calculate an average for emerging markets and developing nations due to a lack of data).

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Daniel Coughlin

22 October 2024

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