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Finance Calculators

Unemployment Rate Calculator

Calculate the unemployment rate as the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed and actively seeking work.

Unemployment rate
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About the Unemployment Rate Calculator

The unemployment rate measures the share of the labor force (people working or actively looking for work) who are currently without a job, one of the most widely tracked measures of economic health.

Formula: Unemployment Rate = (Number Unemployed ÷ Total Labor Force) × 100

The labor force excludes people who are not working and not actively seeking work (such as retirees, students and discouraged workers), which is why the unemployment rate can sometimes move independently of the total population size.

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