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Population, total Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) Population Pyramid

Key indicators for this theme

Labor SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

Leader: Eswatini 34.20% Update: Australia +0.00pt
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Labor OECD.UNRATE

OECD Unemployment Rate

Leader: Finland 10.40% Update: Canada +0.20pt Release: Japan 2026-04-28
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Updated Indicators

Canada · OECD Unemployment Rate
2026-04 +0.20pt
6.90% Macro Workspace
United States · OECD Unemployment Rate
2026-04 +0.00pt
4.30% Macro Workspace
Australia · Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
+0.00pt
4.09% Macro Workspace
Canada · Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
+0.00pt
6.91% Macro Workspace
China · Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
+0.00pt
4.62% Macro Workspace
Germany · Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
+0.00pt
3.71% Macro Workspace

Recent releases in this theme

Japan · Labour Force Survey
2026-04-28 2026-03
Actual 2.70%
Japan · Labour Force Survey
2026-03-31 2026-02
Actual 2.60%
Japan · Labour Force Survey
2026-03-03 2026-01
Actual 2.70%
Japan · Labour Force Survey
2026-01-30 2025-12
Actual 2.60%

News

Tariff threats and cost pressures deepen Europe’s economic unease

Across Europe, high living costs and the prospect of tougher US trade measures are weighing on households and business confidence. BBC Business reports tied together weak high streets, a possible 25% US tariff on EU cars, and a broader push into military AI, showing how economic anxiety and structural change are colliding. Companies are also adjusting to stressed consumer demand and new technology risks in sectors from restaurants to music streaming.

Korean Peninsula tensions and the US-China moon race lead Asia coverage

North Korea denounced a new UN human rights resolution while US President Donald Trump criticized South Korea, pushing peninsula tensions back into focus. At the same time, the launch of Artemis II underscored the strategic and technological contest between the United States and China in lunar exploration. South Korea also slipped to No. 25 in the FIFA rankings after two straight losses, while US investigators closed a long-unsolved murder case through DNA evidence tied to Ted Bundy.

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