Data

Statistical release, 12 March 2025

The OECD unemployment rate remained broadly stable at its record low of 4.8% in January 2025. This record low was first reached in March 2023 and the unemployment rate has remained close to this level ever since.

In January 2025, the OECD unemployment rate for women and men remained broadly stable, at 5.1% and 4.6%, respectively. The OECD unemployment rate was broadly stable for younger workers (aged 15-24) while standing 6.8 p.p. above the stable unemployment rate for workers aged 25 and above. 

The number of unemployed persons in the OECD decreased slightly to 34 million in January 2025.