According to the data of the SEA, as of August 31, 2026, the number of registered clients (unemployed) is 41,497, the registered unemployment rate is 4.6%.
At the end of August 2025, 43,011 unemployed were registered with the SEA and the registered unemployment rate in the country was 4.9%.
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2016 | 85 452 | 86 581 | 85 414 | 82 268 | 79 092 | 78 164 | 77 425 | 75 664 | 74 357 | 74 053 | 75 348 | 78 357 |
2017 | 80 016 | 79 152 | 76 431 | 71 705 | 68 439 | 66 708 | 65 554 | 63 717 | 61 461 | 61 014 | 61 538 | 63 121 |
2018 | 65 136 | 65 282 | 64 631 | 61 882 | 59 548 | 59 119 | 58 888 | 58 051 | 56 734 | 56 726 | 57 455 | 59 588 |
2019 | 61 951 | 62 477 | 61 244 | 58 188 | 56 105 | 55 750 | 55 373 | 54 390 | 52 595 | 52 651 | 53 783 | 57 808 |
2020 | 58 832 | 58 247 | 61 926 | 72 917 | 76 440 | 78 266 | 77 998 | 75 013 | 70 306 | 67 124 | 67 518 | 69 605 |
2021 | 72 612 | 74 494 | 74 232 | 71 376 | 68 765 | 67 307 | 64 392 | 59 040 | 54 524 | 54 042 | 57 536 | 60 774 |
2022 | 62 270 | 61 813 | 60 199 | 57 223 | 53 825 | 52 257 | 52 766 | 51 527 | 50 194 | 50 278 | 51 606 | 53 536 |
2023 | 55 285 | 55 707 | 53 837 | 50 808 | 48 850 | 49 239 | 49 962 | 49 095 | 47 415 | 47 083 | 48 184 | 50 344 |
2024 | 51 197 | 51 991 | 50 738 | 47 858 | 45 432 | 45 062 | 46 093 | 46 770 | 44 483 | 44 889 | 45 182 | 46 553 |
2025 | 48 827 | 49 889 | 47 897 | 44 861 | 43 111 | 43 414 | 43 894 | 43 011 | 41 108 | 40 854 | 41 671 | 43 672 |
2026 | 45 729 | 45 761 | 43 909 | 41 507 | 39 980 | 41 252 | 42 273 | 41 497 |
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Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2016 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
2017 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
2018 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
2019 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
2020 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
2021 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
2022 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6/ 6.8* | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1/ 6.0* | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
2024 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7/ 5.8* | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
2025 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4/ 5.5* | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
2026 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0/ 4.9* | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
*Considering that the number of economically active population is updated once a year, the registered unemployment rate at the end of March and in subsequent months is calculated against the new number of economically active population.
