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Denmark Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Mar 31, 2025
Actual
2.6
Units In
%
Previous
2.5
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
May 28, 2025
Time to Release
26 Days 6 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
6.2 Aug 2010 | 2.2 Sep 2022 | 4.2 % | 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 edged up to 2.6% in March 2025, from 2.5% in each of the previous two months. The number of unemployed individuals rose by 0.4 thousand from a month earlier to 77.1 thousand. Net unemployment benefit recipients increased by 0.4 thousand to 68.3 thousand, while cash assistance recipients remained unchanged at 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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