Unemployment (% of Total Labor Force) | World Bank Open Data

**Overview**

This release contains unemployment, total (% of total labor force) for all countries in the world. The data is available from year 1991. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. World Bank Open Data provides free and open access to various global development data. This product works with GS Financial Cloud.

**Product Details**

Includes the following tables:

- **fs_world_bank_data_weekly.unemployment_total_global**
- **Update frequency:** Yearly
- **Source:** The World Bank
- **Description:** Contains unemployment, total (% of total labor force) for all countries in the world

**Data Sources**

The data in this product comes from **The World Bank**.

- **Source Homepage:** [The World Bank](https://data.worldbank.org/)
- **Frequency:**

The data in this product comes from **The World Bank**.

The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. They provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.

- **Source Homepage:** [The World Bank](https://data.worldbank.org/)
- **Source Data:** [Data link](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)
- **License:** [License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- **Frequency:** Yearly