LU4: composite labour underutilization rate (ICLS19) (quarterly, ILOSTAT)

Reviewed series · Labor · Quarterly · % · ILO.LU4.RT.Q

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Latest reading by geography

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LU4: composite labour underutilization rate (ICLS19) (quarterly, ILOSTAT): latest reading for 69 geographies, with the period of each. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
#Country or areaValue (%)PeriodHistory
1DjiboutiDJI55.342025-Q4History
2RwandaRWA48.912025-Q4History
3AngolaAGO45.312026-Q1History
4South AfricaZAF44.242026-Q2History
5ZambiaZMB42.152024-Q4History
6ZimbabweZWE42.052025-Q2History
7The GambiaGMB32.272026-Q1History
8KenyaKEN32.142021-Q4History
9GuyanaGUY29.412021-Q3History
10GeorgiaGEO25.352025-Q4History
11GuatemalaGTM24.102026-Q1History
12ChileCHL23.392026-Q2History
13JordanJOR21.922024-Q4History
14FinlandFIN19.492024-Q4History
15GhanaGHA18.872024-Q4History
16IndonesiaIDN18.792022-Q1History
17FranceFRA18.142024-Q4History
18UruguayURY17.772026-Q2History
19SpainESP17.672026-Q3History
20SwedenSWE17.042024-Q4History
21Saudi ArabiaSAU16.202022-Q4History
22Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH15.652026-Q1History
23ItalyITA14.882024-Q4History
24IrelandIRL14.692024-Q4History
25NigeriaNGA14.532025-Q2History
26LuxembourgLUX14.212024-Q4History
27DenmarkDNK13.792024-Q4History
28BelgiumBEL13.712024-Q4History
29BrazilBRA12.742026-Q2History
30SwitzerlandCHE12.732025-Q4History
31EstoniaEST12.672024-Q4History
32EgyptEGY12.232024-Q4History
33GreeceGRC12.042026-Q2History
34BarbadosBRB11.872024-Q3History
35Costa RicaCRI11.782026-Q2History
36NetherlandsNLD11.522024-Q4History
37United KingdomGBR11.472026-Q1History
38PortugalPRT11.322026-Q2History
39IcelandISL10.992023-Q4History
40AustriaAUT10.792025-Q4History
41LithuaniaLTU10.332025-Q4History
42NorwayNOR9.912024-Q4History
43LatviaLVA9.902024-Q4History
44CyprusCYP9.402024-Q4History
45RomaniaROU9.312024-Q4History
46BangladeshBGD9.032024-Q4History
47CanadaCAN8.942026-Q2History
48PakistanPAK8.922025-Q4History
49CroatiaHRV8.782024-Q4History
50MoldovaMDA8.702025-Q4History
51MongoliaMNG8.092025-Q4History
52South KoreaKOR7.342026-Q3History
53SloveniaSVN7.112024-Q4History
54SlovakiaSVK7.102023-Q4History
55SeychellesSYC6.922026-Q1History
56JamaicaJAM6.922024-Q4History
57GermanyDEU6.872024-Q4History
58HungaryHUN6.292024-Q4History
59MaltaMLT6.182024-Q4History
60United StatesUSA5.782026-Q3History
61BulgariaBGR5.742024-Q4History
62SingaporeSGP5.622025-Q4History
63IsraelISR4.782024-Q4History
64PolandPOL4.312026-Q2History
65CzechiaCZE4.152024-Q4History
66VietnamVNM3.782024-Q4History
67BelizeBLZ2.792026-Q1History
68MyanmarMMR2.652019-Q3History
69ThailandTHA1.462026-Q1History

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). 69 geographies, periods 2019-07-01 to 2026-07-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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