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Harmonised Unemployment Rate (Monthly, SA)

Source series · Labor · Monthly · % of labour force · OECD.UNEMP.RT.M

Adds US/JPN/KOR/AUS and other non-EU OECD members at monthly frequency.

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Harmonised Unemployment Rate (Monthly, SA): latest reading for 41 geographies, with the period of each. Source: OECD.
#Country or areaValue (% of labour force)PeriodHistory
1FinlandFIN11.02026-09History
2SpainESP10.32026-09History
3ChileCHL9.62026-08History
4SwedenSWE8.62026-09History
5FranceFRA8.52026-09History
6ColombiaCOL8.52026-09History
7TürkiyeTUR8.42026-09History
8EstoniaEST8.02026-09History
9GreeceGRC7.62026-09History
10LatviaLVA7.32026-09History
11LuxembourgLUX7.32026-09History
12DenmarkDNK6.82026-09History
13CanadaCAN6.72026-10History
14Costa RicaCRI6.62026-08History
Euro area (EA20)6.52026-09History
15AustriaAUT6.32026-09History
16ItalyITA6.32026-09History
17RomaniaROU6.32026-09History
European Union (EU27)6.22026-09History
18LithuaniaLTU6.22026-09History
19BelgiumBEL6.02026-09History
20IcelandISL5.92026-09History
21SlovakiaSVK5.72026-09History
22PortugalPRT5.62026-09History
23IrelandIRL5.02026-09History
24NorwayNOR5.02026-09History
25AustraliaAUS4.72026-09History
26United KingdomGBR4.72026-07History
27HungaryHUN4.62026-09History
28CroatiaHRV4.32026-09History
29GermanyDEU4.12026-09History
30United StatesUSA4.12026-10History
31NetherlandsNLD4.02026-09History
32SloveniaSVN3.62026-09History
33BulgariaBGR3.42026-09History
34PolandPOL3.42026-09History
35IsraelISR3.02026-09History
36CzechiaCZE2.82026-09History
37MexicoMEX2.62026-09History
38South KoreaKOR2.62026-09History
39JapanJPN2.42026-09History

Source: OECD. 41 geographies, periods 2026-07-01 to 2026-10-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Source
OECD
Unit
% of labour force
Frequency
Monthly
Series identity
OECD.UNEMP.RT.M

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Source: OECD, Monthly unemployment rates, https://data-explorer.oecd.org. Reuse follows OECD Data Terms (section 3), including attribution and any dataset-specific or third-party restrictions. Retain OECD acknowledgement in further redistribution. Data terms reviewed on 2026-10-10; original source acquisition date not established. https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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