Unemployment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's unemployment is 3.32 % — #33 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
3.32 %
Checked 25 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)
Unemployment, share of the labour force (World Bank / ILO estimate).
Unemployment nearby: El Salvador 3.30 % · Ecuador 3.31 % · Trinidad and Tobago 3.33 % · Belarus 3.38 %
How to read this figure
Share of the labour force without work but actively seeking it (World Bank / ILO harmonised estimate). People outside the labour force — students, carers, the discouraged — are not counted.