Egypt Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

6.4

Units In

6.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13.4 Sep 2013	6.1 Jun 2025	9.9 %	1993-2025	N/A

In Egypt, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

Egypt's unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in the third quarter of 2025 from a record low of 6.1% in the previous quarter. The unemployment rate among men increased to 4.0% from 3.5% in the second quarter, while that for women dropped to 15.0% from 15.8%. Meanwhile, the labor force grew by 3.3%, reaching 34.727 million from 33.614 million in the prior quarter.