Global employment trends: Facts and figures

Type:	Fact sheet
Date issued:	07 March 2013

Global employment trends: Facts and figures
The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012 to over 197 million, a 5.9 per cent unemployment rate. Some 39 million workers have dropped out of the labour market. The number of jobseekers is expected to rise to more than 210 million over the next five years. Almost 73 million people in the 15 to 24 age group are unemployed – a 12.4 per cent youth unemployment rate in 2012. Around 870 million workers live with their families on less than US$2 in 2011. A further 660 million workers live just above the poverty line, on between $2 and $4 a day in 2011.

The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012 to over 197 million, a 5.9 per cent unemployment rate.
Some 39 million workers have dropped out of the labour market.
The number of jobseekers is expected to rise to more than 210 million over the next five years.
Almost 73 million people in the 15 to 24 age group are unemployed – a 12.4 per cent youth unemployment rate in 2012.
Around 870 million workers live with their families on less than US$2 in 2011.
A further 660 million workers live just above the poverty line, on between $2 and $4 a day in 2011.

Source: ILO Global Employment Trends 2013

Tags: employment, youth employment, labour force participation, unemployment

Regions and countries covered: Global

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