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Unemployment rate (monthly): compare countries

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Unemployment rate (monthly) by country

Unemployment rate (monthly)

Monthly, Percent

Source: Office for National Statistics, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Eurostat
Unemployment rate (monthly): latest observations by country
Date United KingdomUnited StatesGermany
4.2%4.1%3.4%
4.4%4.2%3.4%
4.4%4.1%3.5%
4.4%4.0%3.5%
4.5%4.2%3.6%
4.6%4.2%3.6%
4.6%4.2%3.7%
4.7%4.3%3.7%
4.7%4.1%3.7%
4.7%4.3%3.8%
4.8%4.3%3.8%
5.0%4.4%3.8%
5.1%—3.8%
5.1%4.5%3.9%
5.2%4.4%3.9%
5.2%4.3%3.9%
4.9%4.4%3.9%
5.0%4.3%3.9%
4.9%4.3%3.9%
4.9%4.3%3.9%
4.9%4.2%4.0%
4.9%4.1%4.0%
4.7%4.1%4.1%
—4.2%4.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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