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Denmark Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Aug 31, 2025
Actual
2.6
Units In
%
Previous
2.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Oct 30, 2025
Time to Release
29 Days 10 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
6.2 Aug 2010 | 2.2 Sep 2022 | 4.17 % | 2007-2025 | Statistics Denmark |
In Denmark, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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The unemployment rate in Denmark stood at 2.6% in August 2025, unchanged from the previous two months and remaining at its highest level since December 2024. The number of unemployed individuals increased by 0.1 thousand from the previous month to 77.1 thousand. Meanwhile, net unemployment benefit recipients edged up by 0.01 thousand to 68.3 thousand, and cash assistance recipients rose by 0.1 thousand to 8.8 thousand. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, representing job-seekers aged 16 to 24, held steady at 1.1%.
Denmark Unemployment Rate History
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