The unemployment rate in Denmark inched up to 4.6 percent in February 2021 from an upwardly revised 4.5 percent in the previous month. It was the highest reading since last October, as the number of unemployed people increased by 3,755 to 131,665. source: Statistics Denmark

Unemployment Rate in Denmark averaged 4.64 percent from 2007 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 6.20 percent in August of 2010 and a record low of 2.40 percent in May of 2008. This page provides - Denmark Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Denmark Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2021.

Unemployment Rate in Denmark is expected to be 5.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Denmark to stand at 5.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Denmark Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.60 percent in 2022 and 4.00 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Denmark Unemployment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.60 4.50 6.20 2.40 2007 - 2021 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-08 07:00 AM Nov 4.5% 4.6% 5%
2021-01-29 07:00 AM Dec 4.4% 4.5% 4.6%
2021-03-04 07:00 AM Jan 4.4% 4.4% 4.5%
2021-03-31 06:00 AM Feb 4.6% 4.5% 4.5%
2021-04-29 06:00 AM Mar 4.6%
2021-05-31 06:00 AM Apr
2021-06-30 06:00 AM May
2021-07-30 06:00 AM Jun
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News Stream
Danish Jobless Rate Edges Up to 4-Month High
The unemployment rate in Denmark inched up to 4.6 percent in February 2021 from an upwardly revised 4.5 percent in the previous month. It was the highest reading since last October, as the number of unemployed people increased by 3,755 to 131,665.
2021-03-31
Danish Jobless Rate Stays at 9-Month Low
The unemployment rate in Denmark stood at 4.4 percent in January 2021, unchanged from the previous month. This was the lowest jobless rate since March, as the number of unemployed people decreased by 1,290 to 126,744.
2021-03-04
Danish Jobless Rate Edges Down to 9-Month Low
The unemployment rate in Denmark inched down to 4.4 percent in December 2020 from 4.5 percent in the previous month. This was the lowest jobless rate since March, as the number of unemployed people decreased by 2,399 to 125,561.
2021-01-29
Danish Jobless Rate Edges Down to 8-Month Low
The unemployment rate in Denmark declined to 4.5 percent in November 2020 from 4.6 percent in the previous month. This was the lowest jobless rate since March, as the number of unemployed people decreased by 3,191 to 127,738.
2021-01-08

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