In 2025, the unemployment rate worldwide stood at 4.79 percent. Between 1991 and 2025, the figure dropped by 0.33 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
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World Bank. (April 8, 2026). Unemployment rate worldwide from 1991 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 12, 2026, from /statistics/279777/global-unemployment-rate/
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