Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% |
53 countries carry a recent unemployment rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
159 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Ethiopia, grouped by topic.