← World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators)
Coverage 1991-01-01 to 2025-01-01 · series id worldbank/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS:WLD
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 4.791 | 1 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4.806 | 1 |
| 2023-01-01 | 4.85 | 1 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5.235 | 1 |
| 2021-01-01 | 6.046 | 1 |
| 2020-01-01 | 6.588 | 1 |
| 2019-01-01 | 5.588 | 1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 5.76 | 1 |
| 2017-01-01 | 5.898 | 1 |
| 2016-01-01 | 5.971 | 1 |
| 2015-01-01 | 5.999 | 1 |
| 2014-01-01 | 5.957 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshness | pass | 3d ago |
License and citation
License cc-by-4.0 (terms). Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. Licensed under CC BY-4.0.
Official table: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) · The World Bank Group
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "What is the latest value?", "series": [{"source": "worldbank", "seriesId": "SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS:WLD"}]}'