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15.09.2025

Global Unemployment Rates: June 2023

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In June, the unemployment rate in Russia reached its lowest level ever at 2.2%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from March. This was the lowest rate among the world’s largest economies. Meanwhile, Mexico saw its unemployment rate rise by 0.5%, the highest among all G20 countries over three months, reaching 2.7%. South Africa was the only country with a double-digit unemployment rate in the second quarter of the year, and the situation continued to deteriorate during that period. For the second consecutive quarter, the indicator rose to 33.2% in June, up from 32.9% in March. At the same time, the indicator significantly decreased in India (by 2.3 percentage points) and Brazil (by 1.2 percentage points).