Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate shows the share of unemployed persons in the economically active population, or the labour force.
The data are collected with the Labour Force Survey. An unemployed person is someone who does not work anywhere, but who is actively seeking work and is available to start work immediately (within two weeks), if he or she found work.
Unemployment rate
6.8 %
2020
Unemployment rate (quarters)
7.1 %
I QUARTER 2021
Unemployment rate by region | 2011 - 2020
Unemployment rate of persons aged 15–74 by sex | 2006 - 2020
Unemployment rate of persons aged 15–74 | 2008 – 2020
Unit: %
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5.5 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
Unemployment rate by quarter | 4th quarter 2018 – 1st quarter 2021
Unit: %
| 4th quarter 2018 | 1st quarter 2019 | 2nd quarter 2019 | 3rd quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2019 | 1st quarter 2020 | 2nd quarter 2020 | 3rd quarter 2020 | 4th quarter 2020 | 1st quarter 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
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