Labor market statistics
Unemployment, employment and participation rates from national labor force surveys and registers. 30 indicators, each from an official publisher with a citation.
Key facts
- Mean travel time to work in the United States: 26.4 minutes (2024)
- Unemployment rate in the World: 4.79% (2025)
- Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in the World: 13.41% (2025)
- Employment-population ratio in the United States: 59.2% (September 2026)
- Labor force participation rate in the United States: 61.8% (September 2026)
- Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in the World: 61% (2025)
Labor market by area
- Labor market in the United States
- Labor market in the EU
- Labor market in Spain
- Labor market around the world
- Mean travel time to work
- Registered unemployment
- Registered unemployment rate
- Unemployment rate
- Youth unemployment rate (under 25)
- Employment-population ratio
- Labor force participation rate
- Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over
- Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over
- Employment rate
- Activity rate
- Social Security affiliates
- Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)
- Covered employment (QCEW)
- Nonfarm payroll employment
- Payroll job growth, 12-month change
- Mining and logging payroll employment
- Construction payroll employment
- Manufacturing payroll employment
- Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment
- Information payroll employment
- Financial activities payroll employment
- Professional and business services payroll employment
- Private education and health services payroll employment
- Leisure and hospitality payroll employment
- Other services payroll employment
- Government payroll employment
- Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29
- Adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64
- Average weekly hours worked
Mean travel time to work
Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.
- US states
- US counties
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Virginia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Illinois
Registered unemployment
Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Castile and León
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha
- Municipalities in Andalusia
Registered unemployment rate
Registered unemployment divided by resident population aged 16 to 64, times 100. The population is that of the same year, or of the latest year published until that year is out; those values are marked estimated. Comparable across municipalities, provinces, regions and Spain.
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Castile and León
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha
- Municipalities in Andalusia
Unemployment rate
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted. Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces. Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas. Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures. Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national. Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national. For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over. The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.
- Countries
- EU countries
- US states
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- US counties
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
Youth unemployment rate (under 25)
Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.
- Countries
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
Employment-population ratio
Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.
Labor force participation rate
The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.
Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over
The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.
Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over
Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.
Employment rate
Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
Activity rate
Labour force (employed plus unemployed) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 15 to 64 (EU).
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
Social Security affiliates
Workers registered with Social Security, by place of residence or work centre as stated by the source.
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Barcelona province
- Municipalities in Lleida province
- Municipalities in Girona province
- Municipalities in Tarragona province
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)
Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.
Covered employment (QCEW)
Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.
- US states
- US counties
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Virginia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Kansas
Nonfarm payroll employment
Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Payroll job growth, 12-month change
Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Mining and logging payroll employment
Number of jobs on mining and logging payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers oil and gas extraction, mining, quarrying, support activities for mining, and logging.
Construction payroll employment
Number of jobs on construction payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers construction of buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and specialty trade contractors.
Manufacturing payroll employment
Number of jobs on manufacturing payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers durable and nondurable goods manufacturing.
Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment
Number of jobs on trade, transportation and utilities payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities.
Information payroll employment
Number of jobs on information payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers publishing, motion pictures and sound recording, broadcasting, telecommunications, and data processing and hosting.
Financial activities payroll employment
Number of jobs on financial activities payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing.
Professional and business services payroll employment
Number of jobs on professional and business services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers professional, scientific and technical services, management of companies, and administrative, support and waste management services.
Private education and health services payroll employment
Number of jobs on private education and health services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers private educational services, health care and social assistance; public schools and hospitals count in government.
Leisure and hospitality payroll employment
Number of jobs on leisure and hospitality payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers arts, entertainment and recreation, and accommodation and food services.
Other services payroll employment
Number of jobs on other services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, civic and professional organizations.
Government payroll employment
Number of jobs on government payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers federal, state and local government, including public schools, public hospitals and the Postal Service; active-duty military personnel are excluded.
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29
People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
Adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64
People aged 25 to 64 who took part in formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 (EU Labour Force Survey).
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
Average weekly hours worked
Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.
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