Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries

What We're Showing

This chart ranks unemployment rates across OECD member countries as of March 2025, using seasonally adjusted data from the OECD.

It also compares each country’s current rate to its lowest unemployment level since 2001, showing how today’s labor markets stack up against historical benchmarks.

Key Takeaways

• The OECD average unemployment rate in March 2025 was 4.9%, only slightly above the 2001–2025 low of 4.8%.
• Japan and Mexico had the lowest unemployment rates at 2.5%, followed by Czechia (2.6%).
• Spain had the highest unemployment rate at 10.9%, around 6 percentage points above the OECD average.
• Slovenia, Slovakia, and Türkiye saw their lowest unemployment rates since 2001 in March 2025.
• Estonia and Luxembourg's unemployment rates were nearly 5 percentage points higher than their historical lows since 2001.