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Countries with the lowest unemployment rates

ILO-comparable unemployment rate, latest period. Low unemployment signals labour-market tightness — shorter job search, stronger bargaining position.

01 AE United Arab Emirates 2025 · World Bank 2.2% 02 JP Japan 2025 · World Bank 2.5% 03 MX Mexico 2025 · World Bank 2.7% 04 KR South Korea 2025 · World Bank 2.7% 05 HK Hong Kong 2025 · World Bank 2.8% 06 SG Singapore 2025 · World Bank 2.8% 07 DE Germany 2025 · World Bank 3.7% 08 NL Netherlands 2025 · World Bank 3.9% 09 AU Australia 2025 · World Bank 4.1% 10 US United States 2025 · World Bank 4.2% 11 CN China (Mainland) 2025 · World Bank 4.6% 12 IE Ireland 2025 · World Bank 4.6% 13 GB United Kingdom 2025 · World Bank 4.7% 14 NZ New Zealand 2025 · World Bank 5.1% 15 BR Brazil 2025 · World Bank 6.0% 16 PT Portugal 2025 · World Bank 6.2% 17 IT Italy 2025 · World Bank 6.4% 18 EG Egypt 2025 · World Bank 6.8% 19 CA Canada 2025 · World Bank 6.9% 20 FR France 2025 · World Bank 7.5%

Methodology on the methodology page. Each row links to the country brief with full source attribution.

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