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Unemployment rate: compare countries

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Unemployment rate by country

Unemployment rate

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank
Unemployment rate: latest observations by country
Date JapanUnited StatesGermanyGeorgia
5.4%5.8%8.5%12.6%
5.3%6.0%9.8%11.5%
4.7%5.5%10.7%12.6%
4.4%5.1%11.2%13.8%
4.2%4.6%10.3%13.6%
3.9%4.6%8.7%13.3%
4.0%5.8%7.5%17.9%
5.1%9.3%7.9%20.7%
5.1%9.6%7.0%20.2%
4.6%8.9%6.0%19.6%
4.4%8.1%5.4%19.7%
4.0%7.4%5.3%19.4%
3.6%6.2%5.0%17.4%
3.4%5.3%4.6%16.5%
3.1%4.9%4.1%16.6%
2.8%4.4%3.8%13.9%
2.5%3.9%3.4%12.7%
2.4%3.7%3.2%11.6%
2.8%8.1%3.9%11.7%
2.8%5.3%3.6%11.8%
2.6%3.7%3.1%11.6%
2.6%3.6%3.1%11.5%
2.5%4.0%3.4%11.6%
2.5%4.2%3.7%12.1%