# Unemployment rate: source and method

## Citation

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “Unemployment rate – ILO” \[dataset\]. ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank, “World Development Indicators 129” \[original data\].

## What it measures

Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Unit: %.

## Where it was taken from

- Chart: [https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/unemployment-rate](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/unemployment-rate)
- Full metadata: [https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1294827.metadata.json](https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1294827.metadata.json)
- Last updated by Our World in Data: 2026-07-27. Taken for this site on 22 October 2026.

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